Lynae grew up in Orange, Texas and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication and Theater, with a minor in Education from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where she later earned a Master’s Degree in Theater.

She began her professional career in sales and marketing, and has continued to work in the theater throughout the years, directing and performing in productions at church and in the community. She has also taught Speech and Theater on all grade levels, including 8 years with the Lamar University Speech and Theater Departments before joining the Lutcher Theater team as Marketing Manager in August of 2009.

In 2015, she served as Marketing Manager for all the Stark Cultural Venues in Orange, Texas, including the Lutcher Theater, Stark Museum of Art, The W.H. Stark House and Shangri La Gardens. She began her current position as Lutcher Theater Executive Director in April of 2017. Lynae also serves as Director of Marketing for the Stark Foundation.

Lynae lives in Orange, Texas with her husband Jerry, who is a Biology professor at Lamar State College Orange.

Both graduates of Texas A&M University, their son, Dyllon and his wife Rebekah live in Henderson, Texas where Dyllon is a Physician’s Assistant, and Rebekah owns her own business and takes great care of Lynae and Jerry’s grandchildren, Turner Blake, 2 1/2 years old, and Truett Lee, 6 months old.

Their daughter, Becca, also an Aggie, is a Campaign Manager for program of The Homeless Alliance in Oklahoma City and is married to Brett who is a grad student at University of Oklahoma.

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