Christian Flores
Senior Associate, Research & Grants at Mercury Public Affairs
- Role
- Senior Associate, Grants & Research at Mercury Public Affairs, Llc
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christian Flores
Christian Flores is a Senior Associate with Mercury Public Affairs, specializing in grant services and funding strategy. He serves a portfolio of 21 clients, which include non-profits, municipalities, and institutes of higher education. He has helped clients secure approximately $36 million in government and philanthropic dollars.Previously, Flores was a Program Administrator with Safer Foundation in Chicago, where his advocacy created a pathway for people with arrest and conviction records to acquire jobs in the financial sector in Chicago, easing FDIC regulations for minor offenses and encouraging the City of Chicago to offer more holistic reentry support services. Flores also served as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Brazil and an Operations Assistant for U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth. He obtained a Master’s in Global Policy Studies from the University of Texas in Austin, and during his graduate studies served as a Policy Consultant with the Municipal Government of Marica in Brazil. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History, Political Science, and Spanish from Illinois College, and a certificate in Human Rights Studies from IFSA-Butler University in Argentina.
Experience
Senior Associate, Grants & Research
Jul 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Manage Mercury Illinois’ Grants & Philanthropy operations, creating funding strategies and solutions for a portfolio of 21 clients which include non-profits, colleges, universities, municipalities, and local government organizations. Among successful grants applications that I have led include a $4 million IDCEO Site Readiness grant application, a $3.5 million IDHS TEEN Reach grant application, and $5.7 million in Congressional Appropriations.
Education
Universidade Federal do Pampa
Língua Portuguesa e Literaturas de Língua Portuguesa
2019 — 2019
The Institute for Study Abroad
Human Rights & Genocide Studies in Argentina
2017 — 2017
Illinois College
Bachelor of Arts, History, Political Science, Spanish
2014 — 2018
Hertie School
Semester Abroad, International Affairs and Public Policy
Universidad del Salvador
International Relations
2017 — 2017
The LBJ School of Public Affairs
Master of Global Policy Studies, International/Global Studies
2021 — 2023
Glenbard East High School
High School Diploma
2010 — 2014
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