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Lucky Altman Lynch

Lucky is an independent consultant and an associate with the Kaleidoscope Institute. She retired in 2005 from The National Conference for Community and Justice, Los Angeles region, where she served as Program Director and Executive Director between the years 1984 – 2005. Previously with the University of Southern California’s College of Continuing Education and School of Religion’s Institute for Changing Ministries she directed numerous community programs. While at USC, she directed the 1984 Olympics’ efforts to provide religious services to staff and athletes in the USC Olympic village. .

During her tenure at NCCJ she was instrumental in expanding the programs offered by its Community and Workplace department designing and delivering human relations training for professionals in the private and public sectors. She was a certified trainer for multicultural modules for the State of California’s Peace Officer’s Standards and Training Program and trained professionals in the criminal justice system. She served on the training team that designed and provided diversity training to Los Angeles Superior Court Judges. The City of Los Angeles’ Neighbors in Dialogue program was directed and facilitated by her community-workplace department.

Under her direction the Interracial Dialogue Process, event-based community dialogues, White Racial Awareness Process (WRAP) and Facilitation Skills Programs were added to the list of programs offered to adults. Other programs included The Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, InterSem, the Interreligious Council of Southern California, Bi/multi-lingual Dialogues and NCCJ’s work with agencies in the public and private sectors.

Lucky is the recipient of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Rosa Parks Award, the 2005 Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations Courage Award, The Urban Methodist Foundation’s Urban Shepherd Award, NCCJ’s Excellence in Programming Award, the Bahai Communities of Southern California Taharih Award, and other commendations for her human relations and interfaith work.

Lucky began studying the art of working with small groups in 1970 in programs offered by University Associates. She has a certificate from Harvard University Law School - Teaching Negotiation in the Corporation, and the Martin Gang Institute of Intergroup Relations, Loyola Marymount, and studied moral development with Lawrence Kohlberg. She holds an MA from Mt. St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles. She continues to work with institutions and organizations to improve their efforts build just and equitable communities throughout the United States.

Lucky has facilitated the following CNL course:

Inspiring and Rejuvenating the Nonprofit Professional
Communication and Conflict Resolution

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