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Leadership Forward for a Better Arizona

Leadership Forward for a Better Arizona

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Welcome to "Leadership Forward for a Better Arizona," where you'll meet Arizonans with innovative answers to our state's greatest challenges. Your guide on this inspiring journey toward a brighter Arizona is Dawn Wallace of the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation, who brings you thought-provoking conversations, insightful stories, and expert perspectives on leadership, policy, and community development. Her guests include visionary change-makers, civic leaders, entrepreneurs, and advocates working in areas from education and sustainability to healthcare and economic growth. The monthly show explores how these issues are interconnected and how visionary leaders are finding innovative solutions to propel Arizona into a brighter future.©Flinn Foundation Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Christopher Glover and Patrick Tighe: Episode 16
    Apr 28 2025

    Flinn-Brown Fellows Christopher Glover and Patrick Tighe discuss their roles as board members for Keys to Change, an organization dedicated to supporting individuals experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County, in this 16th episode of the Leadership Forward for a Better Arizona podcast by Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation.

    Glover, a 2016 Fellow and former Mesa City Councilman, and Tighe, a 2019 Fellow from Phoenix and attorney with Snell & Wilmer, also share how their broader civic engagement in Arizona—and their experiences with Flinn-Brown Fellows—have shaped them into leaders driving effective community transformation.

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    47 mins
  • Sarah Rose Webber: 15
    Mar 20 2025

    Sarah Rose Webber is deputy director of Arizona State Parks and Trails, where the 2017 Flinn-Brown Fellow applies her passion for preserving Arizona's natural and cultural heritage.

    In this 15th episode of the Leadership Forward for a Better Arizona podcast by Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation, Webber discusses her leadership in expanding public access to outdoor spaces, her deep appreciation for art and its connection to nature, and how both shape her approach to civic engagement.

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    43 mins
  • Alfred Urbina: Episode 14
    Jan 16 2025

    Alfred Urbina describes himself as a husband, father, and grandfather from South Tucson. He's also a 2013 Flinn-Brown Fellow who started as a paperboy and busboy and went on to serve in the military, as a police officer, and later a prosecutor, Attorney General, and judge for Arizona tribal communities.

    In this 14th episode of the Leadership Forward for a Better Arizona podcast, hosted by Dawn Wallace with the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation, Urbina talks about his Flinn-Brown experience, tribal government, his optimism for greater inclusion of tribal leaders, and his hope for integrating Native American history into Arizona history and requiring it be taught in schools.

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    53 mins
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