About
Hi, I’m Lynnae.
The way you work together IS the work.
I've spent 34 years helping social impact organizations do the hardest thing in the sector: turn their equity values into actual culture. As a consultant, coach, and former nonprofit HR and culture leader, I work with EDs, CEOs, and People & Culture teams who are tired of the gap between what they believe and how they operate.
My framework — rooted in Clarity, Consistency, Accountability, and Communication — gives mission-driven organizations the structural and relational tools to stop reacting and start building. I call it loving accountability. My clients call it the thing they'd been missing.
Based in Chicago. 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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I believe that fundamental systems change only happens when individuals commit to their own transformation. My personal path towards liberation has been challenging, complex, mind-blowing as well as joyful, rejuvenating, and healing.
I’ve learned that, while we absolutely need tools and policies to build and sustain equitable cultures, the path there requires a fundamental shift in the way we work together.
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My commitment is to remain curious; demonstrate compassion; identify strengths and assets; and speak with radical, caring candor.
As a white cisgender woman, I aspire to hold my whiteness and privilege responsibly in all aspects of my life. In my work with others, I acknowledge how our racial identities—in particular— manifest in our relationships and the way we work. In doing so, I model and cultivate allyship and relational accountability, creating a more just and liberated world.
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As a leader, I have fostered cultures of belonging by prioritizing and committing to investing meaningful time in relationships. I coach leaders of other teams to be intentional, using frameworks and rituals to create equitable and inclusive cultures. The result is significant and sustained systems change for organizations as well as individuals.
"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
