About
Hi, I’m Lynnae.
HOW we work together is the real work.
I've spent 30+ years leading national teams in multi-million-dollar social impact organizations toward optimized processes, equitable systems, and teams that love the work they do. As a people strategist, executive coach, and former nonprofit HR and culture leader, I work with brilliant leaders who are tired of the gap between what they believe and how they operate.
My “Give People SPACE (Stability, Predictability, Alignment, Clarity, and Ease)” framework helps organizations provide the the structural and relational tools to stop reacting and start building.
Mom of three grown humans and three fur babies. Based in Chicago. Wilco devotee. Genuinely here for the real work.
"I never need to remind Lynnae to consider our commitments to diversity and equity — she is squarely oriented toward building inclusive organizations."
— Nicole Sanchez, Former Chief People Officer, Monterey Bay Aquarium
How I work
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Fundamental systems change only happens when individuals commit to their own transformation. I believe that and I've lived it.
My own path toward liberation has been challenging, complex, and sometimes mind-blowing. It's also been joyful, rejuvenating, and healing. I'm still on it.
What I've learned is that tools and policies matter, and they're not enough. The real shift happens in how we work together, how we show up for each other, and how willing we are to look honestly at what we bring into the room.
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I lead with curiosity, compassion, and radical hope. I look for strengths before I look for gaps. I say the thing that needs to be said with care, and without flinching.
As a white cisgender woman, I hold my whiteness and privilege as an ongoing responsibility. In my work I name how our racial identities, in particular, shape our relationships and the way we operate. I try to model what it looks like to stay in that awareness, keep learning, and keep going.
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I've spent my career building cultures where people actually have each other's backs as a daily practice. That means investing real time in mindset reframing, relationship building, and talent system design, and coaching leaders to do the same.
The result isn't just a better workplace. It's sustained, systems-level change for organizations and for the individuals inside them.
"Without Lynnae, I would still be wringing my hands. She brings clarity— and the confidence to make the right call."
— Alice Geglio, Operations Manager, Civic Consulting Alliance of Chicago
