Lynne, a native of Philadelphia, received her bachelor's and master's degrees in elementary education, her supervisory certificate in elementary education and her educational leadership doctorate degree from Immaculata University. She has thirty three years' of experience with the Upper Moreland School District.
Lynne is currently literacy coach for the Upper Moreland Intermediate School; codirector of the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project; adjunct professor for Arcadia University; and she also does independent consulting and coursework for the PA Writing Project.