New Feature! Member Profiles
Lynne Sipiora, has been in not-for-profit management for her entire career. For ten years she was the Executive Director of the Samaritan Inn, Collin Counties only homeless shelter. In an effort to meet the ever increasing need she added a family wing to the existing building, built the first transitional living program in North Texas and secured the land and fifty percent of the funds needed to create a state of the art facility that will open in the fall of 2018. The building that will house the cafeteria, classrooms, and offices will be named in her honor.
Since retiring in 2015 Lynne has remained active in the not for profit community. She developed “Spark Tank” a take off on Shark Tank, where not for profits pitch their missions to a panel of philanthropists and win funding for their organizations. She regularly consults with start up not for profits and helps them develop effective fundraising strategies and plans.
Lynne is also a writer. Her book- titled In Search of Motherhood was published in 1992 and since then she has written hundreds of columns for the Dallas Morning News and other regional publications.
Originally from Philadelphia, Lynne and her husband have lived in McKinney for twenty years and though she admits to coming ‘kicking and screaming,” she now says there is no where she would rather be.
Lynne was one of the original members of the Great Girls Network and is consistently amazed at the takeaways from the track meetings. She still serves on our Leadership Team.
“GGN is a group of authentic women who truly want to empower one another. The camaraderie, the conversation and the collective spirit is powerful and I truly look forward to every meeting!”