Laura Lynn, Ph.D.

Dr. Laura Lynn is a daughter, sister, Auntie, and great-Auntie and has served as an educator for over forty years. Laura retired as the Assistant Director for Washington State’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) Office of Native Education. In her role as Assistant Director, she oversaw the implementation of the state’s Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State curriculum, now known as the John McCoy (lulilaš) Since Time Immemorial curriculum, and collaborated with tribal education and community leaders to develop and implement policy, programs, and services designed to meet the unique cultural and academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native scholars.

During her tenure as an educator, Laura served as a classroom teacher, as a school, district, and state administrator, as a member of the OSPI team charged to develop the state’s Arts
Assessment system, as the Education and Evaluation consultant with the Puget Sound Educational Service District, as an adjunct university faculty member, and as a Native Education specialist at the district, regional, and state level. In her retirement, she is providing Elder care for her mother and is serving as the Director of Curriculum Development and Instructional Design and as a founding board member with the Native-led non-profit organization: Cattail Rising.

Dr. Lynn earned her Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, her Principal Certification from Central Washington University, her Master’s in Adult Education from Antioch University Seattle, and her undergraduate degrees in Music Education and Music Performance from Western Washington University.