AWC Vice President selected for Flinn-Brown Fellowship
May 25, 2022Reetika Dhawan to participate in state leadership program
Yuma, AZ (May 25, 2022) – Reetika Dhawan, Arizona Western College’s Vice President of Workforce Development and Career & Technical Education, was one of 27 civic leaders from across the state chosen for the Flinn-Brown Fellowship.
The 14th cohort of Flinn-Brown Fellows was selected by the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership at the Flinn Foundation to participate in its prestigious leadership program on state policy and politics. The group represents nine Arizona counties and serves in private and public sectors, including business and industry, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
Becoming a Flinn-Brown Fellow brings membership in the distinguished Flinn-Brown Network and participation in the Flinn-Brown Academy, a 12-session policy institute that offers rigorous learning about Arizona policy and politics – and connections with top state leaders and policy experts. The Academy begins in August and concludes with the annual Flinn-Brown Convention in November, a day-long professional-development gathering for the entire Flinn-Brown Network.
“The Flinn-Brown Fellowship is an honor I truly appreciate,” said Dhawan. “This program will provide unparalleled opportunities and learning experiences in service with fellow peers from all over Arizona. I look forward to connecting at events that will help expand my knowledge on how we can better address long-term issues here locally as well as statewide.”
The Fellows were chosen following interviews with a selection committee of eight Arizona leaders. More information about the Flinn-Brown Fellowship can be found here.
“Being named a Flinn-Brown Fellow is an enormous accomplishment and well deserved. Reetika is already an important community leader, and this opportunity will position her to play a prominent role at the state level as well. We are all very proud of her,” said AWC President Dr. Daniel Corr.
Dhawan began her work with the college district in Parker, Arizona as a math faculty member and as a co-division Chair for Math and Engineering. She went on to lead the Career & Technical Education (CTE) division as Dean before being named Associate Vice President of Workforce Development and CTE in 2020 and Vice President of Workforce Development and CTE in 2021. In her current position, Dhawan has had many unique opportunities to engage in transformative leadership.
She has served on numerous boards and received multiple accolades for teaching and administration, including the Vice President Innovation Award, Teacher of the Year, and the Heart of Yuma Leadership Award. She is also a governing board member for the Southwest Technical Education of Yuma.
Holding master’s degrees in Physics and Applied Math, Dhawan is currently seeking her doctorate in Instructional Design.
Contact:
Reetika Dhawan
Vice President of Workforce Development and Career & Technical Education
Arizona Western College
Reetika.Dhawan@azwestern.edu
(928) 344-7769
Contact:
Mandy Heil
Associate Dean of Communications & Marketing
Arizona Western College
Mandy.Heil@azwestern.edu
(928) 314-9594