An accomplished private-sector executive and community leader, Tammy McLeod became president and CEO of the Flinn Foundation in 2017.

Judy Pearson | Contributing Writer Flinn Foundation advances Arizona, and never forgets the fun HOME (STATE) IMPROVEMENT W hat comes next?” Tammy McLeod pondered this question posed by a friend one day at lunch. She had enjoyed her work as an executive with Arizona Public Service but felt in her heart that there would be one more career move in her future. “I have an idea for you,” the friend said and told McLeod about the Flinn Foundation. The foundation was established in 1965 as a privately endowed grantmaking organization to improve the quality of life in Arizona to benefit future generations. McLeod became its president and CEO in 2017. “ 1 3 5 The Flinn Foundation’s work includes five pillars: Bioscience, building Arizona as a global center for research and commercialization in the biosciences, and a leader in areas like precision medicine Flinn Scholars, providing world-class undergraduate education in partnership with Arizona’s public universities Arts and Culture, improving the financial and creative health of the state’s arts and culture organizations The Arizona Center for Civic Leadership, strengthening leadership statewide The Flinn Educational Conference Center, which is available at no charge to qualified nonprofits whose work is within one of the foundation’s specific areas of interests listed above. (The Conference Center is currently closed due to COVID.) 4 2 A 2ND ACT {helping is healing} FRONTDOORS MEDIA | 19 | NOV/DEC 2020