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HINCH: The purpose of the Henry Crown Fellowship Program is to develop the next generation of community-spirited leaders. Using the time-tested Aspen Institute method of text-based dialogue, the program aims to provide the tools and perspectives necessary for effective, enlightened leadership. These dialogues stress, by example, the standards of ethical business leadership and civic responsibility that defined the life of Chicago industrialist Henry Crown. Q: What is the scope of the issues the Aspen Institute deals with? HINCH: The Institute purposefully focuses the Henry Crown Fellowship on a global level, by choosing Fellows from all over the world. Each year a class of 20 Henry Crown Fellows is chosen from a wide pool of accomplished entrepreneurial leaders. These Fellows have already achieved considerable success in the private or public sector and are at an inflection point in their lives or careers - looking toward the broader role they might take on in their communities or globally. The Fellowship challenges each individual to learn and to teach, and to stretch themselves further than they ever thought possible. Q: You’re a former Henry Crown Fellow yourself. How did that influence you to become the Managing Director? HINCH: Back in 2007, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as a Henry
Crown Fellow. I was nominated by Richard Danzig, the former Secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton. My Father had just passed and I was running a family business in a rural community in Tennessee after living in New York City for 20 years. I was truly at an inflection point. I found the program personally transformative and have stayed involved Tonya Hinch over the years, attending reunions, additional events, even a trip to China. The original donors who endowed the program, the Henry Crown family out of Chicago, wanted to give additional funding to help take the program to a new level of success. The Aspen Institute created a new full time Managing Director position and pursued me to fill the position. Not only had I been a Henry Crown Fellow, but I had the entrepreneurial business skill set and love of family legacy the Crown Family wanted. Q: How will those experiences help you in this position? HINCH: No one loved this community more than my father, who was known to stop people at the rest stop to convince them to come into Crossville. My mom, as a retired nurse, has doctored and nursed her
neighborhood since moving in back in 1966. I grew up believing that being involved with the community was a responsibility, not a choice. Although I struggled with this decision given my commitment to my community work, it really was destiny. This position, along with my work and community experience, will give me a chance to impact a large number of people and, I believe, give me the ability to really give back to make a difference in the world. Q: What will be your specific job duties as Managing Director of the Henry Crown Fellows? HINCH: We just announced our 17th class of Fellows, and they are truly an amazing group of individuals. Our program is phenomenal, so I am not looking for a revolutionary change. My immediate goal is to manage and support the 2014 Henry Crown Fellows as they attend their initial seminars. I will catch up with the 2013 and 2012 Classes of Henry Crown Fellows, as they are at different points in their commitment. We ask each Henry Crown Fellow to undertake a leadership project which will make a positive impact on their community or globally. I will provide support and guidance for the Fellows during this process. I’m excited to develop programs and activities to connect Henry Crown Fellows around the world to continue and enhance their work. Although not immediate, one of my goals is to expand the pool of qualified candidates, particularly in terms of women and
diversity. No day will be the same, so I can’t wait for the challenge. Q: What will be the length of your term as Managing Director? HINCH: This was not created as a short term assignment, but one that still needs definition. The Crown Family is dedicated to this program, so I hope this is a long-term assignment. The Aspen Institute has tons of opportunities for continued personal growth, travel, and adult education. Q: What plans do you have following the end of your term? HINCH: Given my poor track record for retirement, I think I have to realize that retirement is not in the cards for me. I’m fortunate that I will still be able to stay involved in my family business, Hinch & Associates. Although we are relocating to the Arlington, Virginia area, we are keeping our home in Downtown Crossville. We moved Hinch & Associates to the ground floor while we live upstairs. Melissa Kerley, my long-time business partner, will become the Managing Partner, stepping up into a bigger role. Melissa worked for my father for four years prior to me coming home, so she has a ton of experience. We hired Jeanne Geib as the Client Support Coordinator. My mom will continue as the Agency Mom and Butler will continue to snore on the landing as the Agency Dog. Q: How much of your time will be spent in Washington, as opposed to other Institute branches/locations? How much See
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