The nine-member Flinn Alumni Council supports the Flinn Scholars Program by providing feedback and advice to Flinn Foundation staff, undertaking initiatives to enhance the experience of current Flinn Scholars, and cultivating a meaningful network of Flinn Scholar alumni.
Meet the Flinn Alumni Council:
Jennifer Banks (Chair)
Public Information Officer
City of Scottsdale
Flinn Scholar Class of 1991
Arizona State University
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Halfway through college, a literacy and politics class revealed to Jennifer Banks why she dreaded writing assignments. She switched from pursuing a science degree to becoming an English teacher and spent two years figuring out how to help high-school students embrace writing. She ultimately sparked her own desire to pursue a communications career and now has 20-plus years’ experience writing and editing for various projects and…