Since early September, Stephanie Healy and Brett Rustand have wrestled with the tax code and the state budget, drilled down on services for at-risk children and elderly Alzheimer’s patients, and reviewed alternative models for K-12 and higher education.

And that isn’t even half of the Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy’s seminar series.

Healy and Rustand, two Flinn-Brown Fellows from Tucson, recently spoke with Michael Chihak, host of Arizona Illustrated, about what they have already gained from the Academy. In the interview, which aired November 9, they describe how participating in the Academy has influenced their professional endeavors, and they share with Chihak thoughts about their future roles in civic leadership.