Wyona Lynch-McWhite

Wyona Lynch-McWhite (she/her/hers) joined the Social Innovation Forum in January 2024 as the organization’s Executive Director – only the second person to hold this role in SIF’s history. An experienced nonprofit executive, management consultant, and community advocate, she previously worked as as a management consultant after a 20+ year career in the museum community including serving the Executive Director of two Massachusetts museums.

As a management consultant, Wyona’s areas of expertise included organizational leadership, cultural and strategic planning, organizational assessments, strategic visioning, fundraising, and diversity implementation. She has worked with a wide range of nonprofit cultural organizations, universities, and government agencies throughout the United States and Canada. An active community volunteer and board member, she is also a Certified Diversity Professional and teaches in Boston University’s Arts Administration Program.

As SIF’s Executive Director, Wyona is honored to have the opportunity to support leaders and organizations on the front lines of social change–particularly those that have been traditionally underserved by philanthropy.