I completed the Curriculum for Living and the Communication Curriculum in 2007 and at the age of 50, stopped resisting myleadership. In 2008, I took on the full two years of the Team, Management andLeadership Program, during which time I was a campaign manager and then, last year, a candidate for Arizona State Senate. While I did not win, I learned quite a lot and took on the Introduction Leaders Program in Spring 2011 to hone  my leadership skills.

As someone who is trained to keenly listen for and reliably deliver that which makes a real difference in what matters to people, I have a tremendous opportunity to be a contribution to the people in my community so that regardless of who they are, they have a say. Imagine a politician who cannot be bought or pressured, one who cares about building
neighborhoods. I get to be “the one” because, as Jorge Castro always says, “Your mama ain’t comin’!” I can’t wait!

Pat Flickner

Phoenix, AZ