Christina Lennon

Resilient North Georgia

Supporting: Banks, Dawson, Franklin, Forsyth, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White

Christina Lennon is Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Wellroot Family Services. With over two decades of nonprofit management experience, she previously served as executive director of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, a nonprofit that provides vision and hearing services to Georgians in need before spending several years as a consultant with Coxe Curry and Associates. In 2019 she joined the Wellroot team to design and implement their continuum of Family Preservation Services. Lennon enjoys investing in the next generation of nonprofit leaders by teaching Policy Leadership at Georgia State University and created and teaches the fundraising certificate program at Emory University's continuing education. Her work has been recognized by many, including the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, who named her Georgia's Revolutionary Nonprofit leader. The Andrew Young School of Georgia State University awarded her the first Amanda Hyatt Fellowship and honored her as a distinguished alumnus.  In 2014 she was chosen as their keynote speaker for commencement ceremonies.