Chris Sinclair

Chris Sinclair is the Executive Director of FLIP National. "FLIP" is an acronym; it stands for "First-Generation Low-Income Partnership". FLIP National is a national non-profit organization that does advocacy work on behalf of first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) college students at colleges & universities across the country. Chris Sinclair is a graduate of the School of General Studies at Columbia University, earning his bachelor's degree in Political Science with a special concentration in Business Management. Chris is a founding member of Columbia FLIP, served as its first GS Representative, was a co-chair of Columbia FLIP'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 was 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 was one of 27 fellows in the inaugural cohort of fellows from New York City, where he is currently based. 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.