Jenny Lynn

Jennifer Lynn has over twenty years’ experience in a variety of leadership roles in economic development and regeneration. She lives in Halifax, where she led a successful regeneration partnership for seven years, helping to transform what is now one of the most vibrant mixed neighbourhoods in West Yorkshire.

Now working as an independent consultant, she is a lead neighbourhood renewal adviser for the Department of Communities and Local Government, specialising in strategic management. She facilitated the involvement of four local community organisations in Yorkshire involved in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s four-year Neighbourhood Programme.

Current work for JRF is focussed on a year long partnership project with the United Estates of Wythenshawe initiative in Manchester, looking at the role of informal estate leaders in connecting with hard to reach young people.

Jenny currently teaches on the BURA Regeneration Training Programme on the Partnerships and Engagement module. Jenny also teaches on the 5 Town Network's Sustainable Communities module.