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Lynne Lyman

Lynne Lyman

Lynne Lyman currently works in the office of Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston, Massachusetts as a special assistant to the Chief of Human Services. The departments that cover youth programming, community centers, elderly, women, civil rights, homeless and veterans affairs are all within the Human Services Cabinet. Lynne works with the Mayor on youth crime issues and staffs his Strategic Crime Council.

Lynne Lyman received her Masters Degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in June 2001. At the JFK School her methodological area of concentration was in Leadership, while her graduate work concentrated in the policy areas of Crime and Criminal Justice, and Public Education. Among other distinctions, Lynne had the honor of receiving the Barbara Jordan Memorial Leadership Award given once a year to the most outstanding female student exhibiting leadership and commitment to public service.

Lynne’s passions and interests are focused on the social problems confronting inner city communities, particularly issues relating to race and urban youth. Her work emphasizes government-community partnerships applying problem-solving approaches to enhance community safety and quality of life.

Before and after completing the Masters Program in Cambridge, Lynne worked in local politics in the Los Angles area. Her work spanned from managing political campaigns to working as an aide to members of Congress, the State Legislature and the City Council. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from UC Berkeley in 1996.

Throughout Lynne’s numerous occupational manifestations, the constant theme has been her commitment to advocating for change that enhances democracy, social justice, and quality of life--whether it be inside an institution, within a specific community or for a country.

Lynne resides in Brighton, Massachusetts with her daughter, Kalia Pearl Lyman, born November 1st 2003.