Lynne Sullivan has been involved in the criminal justice system and prison education for over 15 years. She was valedictorian of the class of 2009 at the Boston University Prison Education Program, where she graduated with a bachelor’s of science in sociology. As the Regional Manager for the Petey Greene Program in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Lynne oversees academic support in several correctional facilities, community correctional centers, youth centers, and reentry programs. Lynne is an advocate for system-impacted people, and especially for ensuring that they have access to high-quality education. Lynne serves as the PGP liaison to the Tufts Prison Initiative at Tisch College and is a co-creator and mentor for the Tufts Educational Reentry Network (MyTERN), where she provides academic support and mentorship to formerly incarcerated students. Lynne is a member of the Advisory Boards for MyTERN and the Rescue Mission of Trenton, she speaks frequently on behalf of Partakers Inc., a nonprofit that supports prison education programs in Massachusetts, and she is a member of Stones Associates, a speaker’s bureau for formerly incarcerated people. As an activist, Lynne brings the perspective and voice of system-impacted people to several published articles and books. She hopes to reduce recidivism, create steps to reentry and education, and strengthen communities as a whole. Lynne is a firm believer that education is the key to ending mass incarceration, one student at a time, a belief she summarizes this way: “Education gives a person options, the option to choose different paths in life, the option to be who they never thought they could be.” A first-generation college graduate, Lynne earned a master’s of science in criminal justice from Boston University in 2021.... [more]
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