As Executive Director of Kidsbridge Tolerance Center outside of Trenton, New Jersey—a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering bullying prevention, diversity appreciation, anti-bias, empathy, and empowerment, Lynne is a tireless advocate for improving the lives of at-risk youth in communities across New Jersey. She has educated more than 30,000 students - preschool, elementary and middle schoolers.Kidsbridge is the only evidence-based center dedicated solely to youth in the country, with more than 2,500 preschool, elementary, and middle school youth improving their social-emotional skills each year. Visiting youth divide into small groups to discuss strategies for addressing: bullying, cyberbullying, stereotypes, media literacy, UPstander strategies, bias, diversity appreciation, and other related topics. During Covid, Kidsbridge programs are remote -wherever the students and teachers might be.She graduated from Penn State University (B.A. in Anthropology) and earned an MBA in marketing/marketing research from Columbia University, winning many awards and been published both in local newspapers and academic journals.She is a frequent speaker to major educational conferences, corporations, parent and teacher groups. https://empathyadvantagebook.com/Read more about this authorRead less about this author