Lynn Lobell served the Queens arts community for almost 20 years as the Queens Arts Fund Grants and Resource Director and Managing Director for the Queens Council on the Arts. During her tenure Lynn worked with thousands of Queens-based, emerging artists and arts organizations to help guide them through the “business of art.” Her guidance helped develop the Queens arts community into the burgeoning scene that it is today. She was recognized by her peers including Astoria Performing Arts Center, Green Space / Dance Entropy and NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Brammer for her commitment to community arts. Lynn most recently served as Strategist for the award winning LIC firm of Amie Gross Architects. Lynn has been an avid supporter of the Queens World Film Festival since its inception.