Lynne has worked as an independent consultant since 2011, providing services to support strategic planning, board governance and facilitation. Currently, she facilitates leadership training programs for senior managers on a part-time basis.
Over the course of her career, Lynne has led and managed a range of non-profit organizations at the national level, such as the National Anti-Poverty Organization, the Canadian Co-operative Association and the HR Council for the Non-profit Sector. During this time, she was also actively involved in a number of initiatives to raise awareness and support the development of the voluntary and non-profit sector in Canada. She has sat on several boards such as l’Université St. Boniface, the Festival du Voyageur and Imagine Canada and currently serves on the board of a small community-based arts organization in Blue Sea, Quebec.
Prior to working in the voluntary and non-profit sector, Lynne worked in the field of education in Manitoba as a teacher, school principal, curriculum consultant and Special Assistant to the Minister of Education.
Born and raised in Winnipeg, she holds a master’s degree in Education from l’Université de Montréal and a B.A. from the University of Winnipeg. She is fluently bilingual in both official languages and has lived in Ottawa since 1990.