Lynn Thonnard

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Lynn’s background includes public diplomacy at the U. S. Department of State, program management at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., editorial work for Foreign Policy magazine, and experience as a French interpreter during medical crises.  She has observed elections for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, studied political extremism at the French League of Human Rights in Paris, and taught computer skills to rural educators in Jamaica.  Lynn served on the advisory board for the Community of Reconciliation at the Washington National Cathedral, as well as on the Board of Directors for the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy.  She has led contemplative groups and retreats since 2010 and is a group facilitator at both St. John the Evangelist and at St. Anne’s Parish, where she also provides lay Christian care as a Stephen Minister.  Lynn received clinical pastoral care training at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.  She is passionate about facilitating sustainable, heart-centered transformation in individuals and society.