Donna Maria Lynn

Background

Lynn, Donna Maria was born on October 4, 1945 in Hollywood, California, United States. Daughter of Kane Wallace Lynn and Rita (Piazza) Maxwell.

Education

Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963-1965; student, University Utah, 1965-1968; Bachelor, U. Arkansas, 1970; postgraduate in law, University Baltimore, 1973-1974; Master of Public Administration, California State University, 1998.

Career

Lobbyist, UniServ director, National Education Association, Washington, 1970-1977; president, Chief Executive Officer, Lynn Associations, Inc., Ventura, California, since 1977; manager media relations, Perrier/Great Waters of France, New York City, 1978-1979; senior consultant, Nestle Company, Washington and White Plains, New York, 1979-1983; deputy director sports division, Hill & Knowlton, New York City, 1983-1985; manager public relations, Avon Products, Inc., New York City, 1985-1986. Supervisor account group Daniel J. Edelman, New York City, 1979-1981.

Achievements

• Donna Maria Lynn has been listed as a notable communications executive, speaker, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder, director Earth Day in Arkansas, 1970. Delegate White House Conference on Children and Youth, Washington, 1970. National president Women's Auxiliary to Student American Medical Association, 1971-1973.

Liaison White House Press Office, Democratic National Conference, New York City, 1979. Member Maryland Commission for Women, Annapolis, 1976-1977. President Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre, 1976-1978.

Member business advisory board National Downs Syndrome Society, New York City, 1985-1989. Member American Management Association, American Marketing Association, Boating Writers International, National Education Association (life, legislation chair Arkansas chapter 1970-1973), Rotary International, The Superyacht Society (executive director 1989-1995), National Federation Press Women, American Dairy Goat Association, San Francisco Public Relations Roundtable, Commonwealth Club, Phi Alpha Theta.

Interests

• Sailing, skiing, horses, dairy goats, tennis.

Connections

Married Dennis D. Schreffler, 1965 (divorced 1973). Children: Scott G. Schreffler, Susan M. Schreffler.

Father:

Kane Wallace Lynn Maxwell

Mother:

Rita (Piazza) Maxwell

Spouse:

Dennis D. Schreffler

child:

Scott G. Schreffler Lynn

child:

Susan M. Schreffler Lynn