About

Lynne Christensen's business experience includes work in public, private as well as not-for-profit organizations. Her education is a carefully curated group of degrees, credentials, certificates and continuing education courses.

Master of Ceremonies at a formal event

Giving speech at grand opening

Cutting ribbon to open new building

Working in the field

Real Business Experience

Lynne Christensen’s business experience includes work in public, private as well as not-for-profit organizations. She has earned valuable management experience in multiple departments including:

Administration
Education plus Workforce Learning and Development
Finance and Accounting
Government Relations
Human Resources
Legal, Warranty and Insurance
Marketing
Operations
Policy and Governance
Quality Control and Product Certification

Lynne taught early career students all over the United States and Canada. Work travel included stakeholder training meetings, member education, trade shows plus deployments to hurricane and hail storm areas for scientific weather resilience research. Colleagues describe her as organized, trustworthy, meticulous, consistent, professional, approachable, diplomatic, efficient, dedicated, focused, team-oriented and inspiring. Like many other senior business leaders, Lynne has sat through endless tough meetings, taken countless sales calls, led numerous promotional campaigns, managed both internal and external teams, facilitated technical discussions, lobbied municipal, state/provincial and federal levels of government, created sound budgets, written comprehensive strategic plans plus much more. She’s also (unfortunately) lived the nightmare of twenty two plus hour flight delays and seen how red tape and corporate politics can strangle the best of projects. Comfortable working with teachers, scientists and executives, Lynne has the right combination of business experience, education and common sense to see wonderful projects from back-of-the-napkin-idea all the way through to marketplace success.

In the spirit of giving back, Lynne has donated thousands of volunteer hours to worthy organizations including holding elected leadership positions at her local Chamber of Commerce, an energy efficiency rating organization and an organization researching the impact of severe weather on residential and commercial buildings. She also has mentored many young adults in the early stages of their careers and counts their success as one of her greatest joys in life.

Fun Facts:

In her early teens, Lynne galloped thoroughbred racehorses for the ‘B’ tracks.
At 18, she worked as a dishwasher in Denmark to pay for dressage lessons. She then came back to Canada and successfully competed at the national level.
Lynne has traveled to Egypt, Australia, New Zealand, Western Europe, United States and Canada. She’s even visited the Potato Museum on Prince Edward Island!

She loves archives and history research discovering new facts in centuries-old documents.

Education

Degrees

Master of Business Administration, Athabasca University
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Alberta

Credentials

Change Management Practitioner, APMG International
Change Management Foundation, APMG International
Certified Association Executive, American Society of Association Executives
Diploma in Health Services Administration, Dalhousie University

Continuing Education Certificates and Badges

Certificate in Curriculum Development, Canadian College of Educators
Certificate in Adult Education, Canadian College of Educators
Certificate in Technical Writing, Dalhousie University
AI For Work and Life Certificate, University of North Florida
Certified AI-Powered Instructional Design Professional, LearnWorlds
GenAI in Action: Impact and Possibilities Certificate, University of South Florida.
Certificate in Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education, University of British Columbia
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate, University of South Florida Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education
Inclusive and Ethical Leadership Certificate, University of South Florida Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education
Emerging Trends in Global Services and Retail Management, University of South Florida and University of Naples Federico II
Navigating Extraordinary Times, PowerED
Fundamentals of Technical Writing, University of Waterloo
Developmental Editing and Structural Editing Courses, Simon Fraser University
Graphic Design Level I and II, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Plus numerous webinars and workshops to ensure skills are up to date.