Lynn Hoffman
Fiscal Sponsorship Program Director
Before making her way to OAEC, Lynn’s interest in community-led ecological solutions developed into a 20-year dive into the world of Zero Waste at a non-profit called Eureka Recycling. Her work there covered consumption & extraction, environmental justice & climate solutions, plastics & toxins, the public policy that governs it all, and the collective action that can change it!
Lynn has collaborated with organizations, companies, and government agencies to design and implement waste reduction policies, programs, and advocacy initiatives.
Through many roles at Eureka (including 8 years as Co-President) and work with allied groups, she gained expertise in organizational development, strategic planning, and facilitation. She was also a founding member and National Coordinator for AMBR (the Alliance of Mission-Based Recyclers), through which she was active in the global Break Free From Plastic movement.
She loves and lives in Minneapolis, MN with her husband Andy, daughter Wren, and lots of family – born and chosen.
On Staff Since: 2024 Email Phone: x131
In Their Own Words
My work at OAEC:
The Fiscal Sponsorship Program at OAEC supports a diverse set of projects who are leading important interventions to protect people and the planet. My role is to help leverage OAEC’s decades of experience and accumulated knowledge as a non-profit change-agent so we can be a trellis for these important projects to grow on and thrive.
Why my work matters:
Fiscal sponsorship is a powerful movement-building strategy. OAEC’s approach is centered on collectivizing resources and structures so we can all move our work forward with more ease and effectiveness. It’s exciting to be contributing to that kind of creative, interdependent resiliency-building!
My passions:
Gardening, hunting for cool rocks, making halloween costumes, cooking for people I love, messy art projects with my daughter, neighborhood dance parties, Lake Superior and the ecology of northern Minnesota.
