Lynn has a background in China studies, management, writing, and editing. She joined the Council in 2004.
On moving to New York in 2002, she worked as a writer and consultant, mainly on cross-cultural issues.
From 1995 until the end of 2001 she was director of Timexpo Museum in Connecticut, which opened in 2001. Her responsibilities included strategic planning; working with architects and contractors to renovate a 19th century building for the museum; working with designers on exhibits; writing museum materials; and publicity and programming. She also worked on creating a sister museum in the Canary Islands based on the work of archaeologist, explorer, and author Thor Heyerdahl.
Lynn lived in Beijing from 1984-1989 and then in Hong Kong from 1989-1995, holding management positions in the tourism industry and then working as a writer and editor. She has also lived and worked in Taiwan.
Lynn has a B.A. in Chinese Studies from Leeds University (U.K.) and an M.A. in Comparative Asian Studies from Hong Kong University.
Selected Publications:
Yangtze River: The Wildest, Wickedest River on Earth (Oxford University Press, 1997)Related Multimedia
- A Look at Global Sustainability, with a Focus on China
- Jere Van Dyk Discusses Afghanistan
- "Argentina--Hope in Hard Times" Conversation with Filmmakers Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young
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- Rwanda to Darfur
Last Updated: Feb 28, 2013
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