BIO

Angelyn has over 25 years of experience in movement and coalition building, human rights policy, racial and criminal justice advocacy, and project management & program development. At BoardSource, she focuses on BIPOC leadership transformations and helps identify and create relationships with networks and audiences nationwide to amplify BoardSource’s messaging and governance philosophy.

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She previously served as the Director of State Legislative Affairs at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and as the Executive Director at the National Network for Justice (NNJ), whose members focused on reducing the populations of jails, prisons, and detention facilities.

 

Angelyn is a trained End-of-Life Doula and the immediate past President of the International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA). She is the Founder and CEO of Heirloom Estate and Legacy Preservation LLC, a firm that provides consultation, webinars, and tools designed to educate individuals about the elements of end-of-life planning and hosts the Heirloom & Legacy Podcast. She also currently serves on the board of the Reparations Education Project.

 

Angelyn received her A.A.S degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology, her B.A. from the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, studied Spanish at the Universidad De Guadalajara in Jalisco, México and received Paralegal and Estate Planning certificates from The Center for Legal Studies. Angelyn has traveled extensively including Honduras–the homeland of her parents. She is also a licensed instructor of Zumba®, Zumba Gold®, Zumba Sentao™ and Aqua Zumba®. She lives in Delaware with her husband.