WRITER.
READER.
TEACHER.traveler.

Lover of history, culture and adventure.
Teller of stories.

ABOUT

Lynn is a storyteller shaped by place, memory, and the belief that narratives can open doors. For nearly twenty years, she has worked at the intersection of journalism, travel media, and cultural history, unearthing the stories that reveal who we are and how we move through the world.

She is the former Senior Staff Journalist for travel at BBC, and has held editorial roles at Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, and Stranger’s Guide. Her work has also supported brands and institutions such as Travel + Leisure, Dell, Afar, and Stony Brook University, where she helps teams create content that is inclusive, accurate, and grounded in lived experience.

As an educator, Lynn has taught writing and journalism at The New School, CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, Juilliard, and Duke University’s OLLI program—guiding emerging storytellers toward clarity, curiosity, and ethical craft.

She has spoken and led workshops on inclusive storytelling at the UN Tourism Forum on Gastrotourism in Africa, the Ford Foundation, NYU, and the National Association of Black Journalists, championing narratives that honor community, context, and cultural truth.

At the heart of her work is a simple conviction: stories shape understanding, and when told with care, they expand what—and who—we see.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS &
MEDIA APPEARANCES

  • Panel moderator for 2nd UN Tourism Forum on Gastrotourism in Africa: Branding African Gastronomy and Destinations (2025) Note: I’m around 7:54:00

  • Panel moderator Ford Foundation Hispanic Heritage Month Q&A (2024)

  • Panel moderator for META Foundation Hospitality 3.0 Symposium (2024) - Note: Photos in other folder 

  • Deep South Expert Guest, DK ‘Where to go’ Podcast (2024) 

  • Podcast Guest, Talk Your Shift Podcast (2023)

  • Panelist & Workshop Leader, Literary Translation Days, Vertalershuis, Amsterdam (2022) 

  • Black Travel Panelist, NABJ Conference (2022) 

  • Podcast Guest, Com is Hot Podcast (2022)  

  • Diversity Panelist, Nebraska Tourism Commission (2022)  

  • Panelist NYU Rhodes Scholar Fellowship Event (2022) 

  • Expert, Black History in Two Minutes Documentary, McGee Media (2021)

  • PopCon Conference (2020 & 2021)  

  • Reader, LitCrawl (2015)

View of the beach seen from a shaded hut with lounge chairs, surrounded by lush green foliage and palm trees.
A giraffe standing in a green, lush landscape with trees and bushes, with a mountain in the background partly covered by clouds under a partly cloudy sky.
Interior of a cozy, vintage-style living room or lounge with warm yellow walls, wooden furniture, and a staircase. A large, colorful chandelier with mosaic lampshades hangs from the ceiling. There are framed pictures and decorative items on the walls
Stone staircase with metal handrails ascending between lush green plants and rocky walls, leading upward into a bright outdoor area.
Yachts sailing near large rocky formations in the ocean under a partly cloudy sky.
Poolside area with lounge chairs, a shaded seating area, lush green plants, and a large mountain in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, viewed from below with lush green trees in the foreground, against a partly cloudy sky.
Cliffside ancient structure built into the rock face.
The image shows a row of Victorian-style houses with ornate details and gabled roofs, with the San Francisco skyline in the background.
Inside a church with wooden pews, stained glass windows, and a raised choir area at the front with a cross.
A colorful mural painted on the side of a building featuring portraits of diverse people, with a sign that says 'On the Chitlin Circuit' and a ticket with 'Admit One'.
Exterior of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, with the marquee sign displaying the museum's name, and the entrance to Stax Record Co. beneath it.
An old stone bridge over a narrow creek in a lush, green forest.
A cityscape with a historic clock tower building, modern skyscrapers behind, a bridge with American flags, a boat on the river, and greenery in the foreground.
An old wooden house on stilts with a metal roof, set in a grassy field during sunset
Group of Highland cattle grazing in a pasture with a forested hill and cloudy sky in the background.
A foggy cityscape of Edinburgh with historic buildings, including the Scott Monument and Edinburgh City Hall, a green grassy foreground, and a small round monument with columns on the right side.
Ancient stone steps leading up to a platform surrounded by lush green trees and foliage, with sunlight filtering through the leaves.
Colorful buildings along a waterfront with sailboats docked and people walking on the street.