Meet Our 2023 ATHENA® Leadership Award Recipient Lindsay Griffin-Boylan!
Lindsay Griffin-Boylan is a graduate of LaSalle University, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business. She began her career at the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry and the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce as the Events and Programs Manager and has since worked her way to her current position of President and CEO and is the first woman and young professional to hold the position since the organization began in 1884. As the President & CEO, she manages and oversees the daily operations of the chamber and its dynamic team of catalytic community leaders. This includes 40-50 programs and events a year, oversight of a membership of 600+ in the business community, budgeting, strategic planning, and all new and continuing initiatives, including the operation and integration of all economic development programs and initiatives. She began the Young Professionals Council at the Chamber in 2016 and the group has now grown to 500+ active and engaged emerging leaders who fundraise and promote the Greater Wyoming Valley Area. She also helped to start the Amplify Women's Program in collaboration with the Women's Network and Leadership Northeast.
Prior to the Chamber, she worked for Comcast Spectacor – Philadelphia 76ers, Wachovia Arena, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, and Genetti Hotel & Conference Center. Lindsay is very passionate and engaged with the community and is a board member and committee member of several organizations in NEPA all working towards the betterment of our area. These include past and current board positions on the Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA, Osterhout Library, United Way of Wyoming Valley, CASA of Luzerne County, Leadership Northeast, Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals, Luzerne County Community College, Tec Bridge, Northeast Sight Services, The Institute of Public Policy & Economic Development, Fork Over Love and Circle 200. She was born and raised in Northeastern Pennsylvania and currently resides in Harvey’s Lake and is proud to be able to live, work in play in the area she grew up in and be able to make a difference each day.
Make sure to join us for our Chamber Annual Dinner on November 16th to celebrate Lindsay and the rest of our honorees that night! Click here to register today!