About
Lynn is an accomplished consultant with decades of experience working with a diverse range of nonprofit, foundation, educational, and civic clients. She holds an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and was licensed in California as a marriage and family therapist.
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Lynn directed a community mental health program and maintained a private clinical practice. At UCLA’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, she held a faculty position and served as a trainer and consultant on HIV/AIDS and mental health, with a focus on legal and ethical considerations. As a volunteer, she worked as a trainer in organization and board development for United Way’s Kellogg Training Center.
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As the Founding Executive Director of Venice Arts, Lynn has firsthand experience building and leading a sustainable nonprofit. At Venice Arts, she designed award-winning media arts education, mentoring, and college and creative career pathways programs for under-resourced youth; established the Center for Creative Workforce Equity for talented, low-income young adults; and developed consulting and training services for local and global organizations interested in the power of creativity and participatory storytelling.
While at Venice Arts, Lynn was appointed a Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where she co-founded the USC Institute for Photographic Empowerment.
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Lynn has a lifelong interest in photography, literature, and writing. She taught photography at the Los Angeles Women’s Building, where she first began to develop her ideas about the transformative potential of creative self-expression and storytelling, and their link to well-being. Lynn maintains a personal and professional writing practice.
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Lynn has presented at the Aspen Institute, Colorado College, Stanford University, UCLA, and USC, among others, on topics such as visual communication and social change, arts equity, and creative youth development.
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Lynn has received numerous awards and recognitions for her leadership including from political leaders, the National Guild for Community Arts Education, and the LA County Arts Commission. She was selected as a Fellow for Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Nonprofit Leaders: Arts program.
Firsthand Experience Building a Sustainable Nonprofit
As the Founding Executive Director of Venice Arts, Lynn has firsthand experience building and leading a sustainable nonprofit. At Venice Arts, she designed award-winning media arts education, mentoring, and college and creative career pathways programs for under-resourced youth; established the Center for Creative Workforce Equity for talented, low-income young adults; and developed consulting and training services for local and global organizations interested in the power of creativity and participatory storytelling.
A Lifelong Interest in Creativity & The Arts
Lynn has a lifelong interest in photography, literature, and writing. She taught photography at the Los Angeles Women’s Building, where she first began to develop her ideas about the transformative potential of creative self-expression and storytelling, and their link to well-being. Lynn maintains a personal and professional writing practice.