Lynn S. Edmonds
President, LW Robbins/AMM
Lynn Edmonds is a nationally recognized industry leader who has developed innovative direct marketing programs for scores of nonprofit organizations during the course of her 35-plus year career. She joined LW Robbins in 1999 as Executive Vice President and became President in 2001. Under her leadership, AMM became a division of LW Robbins and expanded its services to include integrated cross-media capabilities such as online marketing, voice messaging and web response services.
For more than three decades, Lynn and her teams have worked with leading nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions such as the American Cancer Society, Amherst College, Special Olympics, Boston University, Bay Path College, Lesley College, The UN Refugee Agency, St. Labre Indian School, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, American Diabetes Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Shriners Hospital For Children, Catholic Relief Services, Consumers Union, Covenant House, National Audubon Society, Native American Rights Fund, University of Hartford, Virginia Tech, Washington National Cathedral and over 40 regional food banks.
Lynn recently received the 2010 Fundraising Success Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of her many accomplishments and her deep commitment to the nonprofit community. She is a board member of the Association of Direct Response Fundraising Counsel and has served on the board of the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation. She was co-chair of the DMA Nonprofit Federation 2009 New York Nonprofit Conference and speaks frequently at direct marketing and fundraising conferences around the country.
Prior to joining LW Robbins, Lynn served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Epsilon's Fundraising and Membership Services division. During her career at Epsilon she was also involved with the firm's Higher Education Division, which served over 25 colleges and universities.
As LW Robbins' President, Lynn is responsible for the overall business relationships, including the staffing plan and resource management, external supplier/partner relationships, quality and value of all deliverables across the team, and client satisfaction.