Lynn Delaney is a Senior Adviser and the Executive Director of RFK Legacy, Awards, and Special Projects. With over 20 years of management experience, she has worked in every area of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights: overseeing the day-to-day operations as well as working with staff and board members on planning, budgeting, fundraising and program activities; steering awards committees; and organizing events and ceremonies at venues from the Newseum to the White House.
During her tenure, she has created new revenue streams and participated in delegations to countries including Brazil, South Africa, Cuba, Mexico, Northern Ireland, and Japan. Her work on a proposal to the Ford Foundation resulted in a significant grant to train and then lead a student delegation the United Nation Conference on Discrimination, Racism and Xenophobia in Durban where she introduced 12 college students to the United Nations’ system and facilitated their participation in a student task force on discrimination.
A graduate of Trinity College, Lynn is a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives and has completed a certificate program in non-profit management from Harvard Business School. She has served on advisory councils for the Mt. Carmel Shelter for Women, The National Underground Railroad, and the Friends of the University of Natal, South Africa.