Chris Sinclair on Clubhouse

Bio

Executive Director of FLIP National, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that does advocacy work on behalf of first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) college students at colleges & universities across the country.

"FLIP" is an acronym; it stands for "First-Generation Low-Income Partnership". Chris is a graduate of the School of General Studies at Columbia University, earning his bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in Business Management. Chris is a founding member of FLIP at Columbia, served as its first GS Representative, was a co-chair of FLIP at Columbia’s Food Insecurity Committee, and played an integral role in the launch & success of several initiatives such as CU Meal Share, the Food Pantry, Share Meals & the Textbook Lending Library. Chris is also a fellow in the Boston-based Institute for Nonprofit Practice’s Community Fellows Program, a program that invests in the next generation of nonprofit & community leaders dedicated to social change. He is one of 27 fellows in the inaugural cohort of fellows from New York City, where he is currently based.

FLIP National believes in centering student advocacy & the student voice above all else. As such, everything we do is aimed at putting students at the forefront of conversations that practitioners & advocates aren’t having, and to ensure that the actual needs of FGLI students are being addressed. Having fought banks & mortgage companies on behalf of struggling homeowners facing foreclosure as a paralegal for almost a decade prior to returning to school, Chris is passionate about the movement to create, develop & implement resources, working with colleges & universities across the country to advocate for policy change at institutions of higher learning, and creating space and building community for FGLI students as a means of maximizing their chances to succeed in changing their circumstances for the better and leaving their mark on the world.

The social media links in my bio are for FLIP National because it’s about “we”, not “me”. But if you REALLY want to, you can connect with me directly.

E-mail (best method of contact): [email protected]
FLIP National website: https://www.flipnational.org
Sign up for our E-mail list here: https://www.flipnational.org/contact
Facebook: @airsinclair28g (please message me to let me know you’re from Clubhouse)
Twitter: @airsinclair28g
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/airsinclair28g