Career Biography: Jackie Flin

SAN FRANCISCO - Jacqueline Flin is currently the Executive Director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute San Francisco. The A. Philip Randolph Institute San Francisco (APRISF) is an organization that supports and advocates for social and economic justice in low income communities and communities of color. In the time that she has taken this position, she has been able to partner with fellow advocates, non-profits, labor unions, businesses and government to develop educational and employment programs for San Francisco residents. These initiatives are designed to assist residents in self-sufficiency and create pathways to sustainable living.

She first-hand experience in participating in the legislative political process both in San Francisco and at the State Capitol. When a proposed State Assembly bill threatened to outlaw San Francisco’s landmark local hiring policy that we helped win in 2010 and similar policies throughout the state, she joined other non-profit advocacy groups, workforce development partners, and our City Administrator on behalf of Mayor Ed Lee to preserve our community victory. In the summer of 2011, she provided public testimony at two State Assembly committees to advocate for guaranteed opportunities for San Francisco residents and residents of other economically disadvantaged communities on public works construction projects.

Much of her work is focused on developing a robust workforce of San Francisco residents from low-income communities. She participated in the Miner-Tender Preparedness Program, a regional training and employment program, funded by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). This program is also regional in design, recruiting residents from our partner organizations in low-income communities in project impacted regions of Alameda and San Mateo counties to gain training and experience in the mining industry for opportunities to work on the Water System Improvement Program. 

This landmark local and regional hiring effort is also a collaborative program with the Laborers’ International Union of Northern America. APRISF assisted in recruiting and screening participants and also provided a Boot Camp component to the training module designed to physically and mentally prepare individuals for construction work on these major infrastructure projects. Graduates developed skills in the construction trade that led to union membership and job placement on SFPUC projects throughout the region.

During the time that she has led APRISF, she has developed a network of partners and supporters throughout the city and in the surrounding region that has allowed the organization to design effective outreach efforts that engage residents to invest in their own communities.

Jacqueline is extremely talented and has had a very positive effect on the Bayview-Hunters Point community and San Francisco’s workforce.