Neighborhood and County Liaison
Lynn Maddox serves as neighborhood and county liaison for Vanderbilt’s Local Government Relations team. In this role Maddox sustains Vanderbilt's relationships with local and county communities, identifying and cultivating partnerships with community groups, nonprofits, businesses and governmental associates in Nashville and the 10-county region. Her work increases the effectiveness of Vanderbilt’s outreach by aligning the university’s expertise, talent and resources with government and community priorities in our growing and changing region. A major focus for her role is advancing Vanderbilt’s commitment to supporting the quality of life in the neighborhoods which border campus, striving to assist the university’s neighbors in resolving issues which impact quality of life.
After working with various colleges, universities and nonprofits, Maddox joined Vanderbilt’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations in 1995, raising funds for the Divinity School. In 2007, she joined the Division of Public Affairs to coordinate educational programming and community outreach for the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory.
Active in community service, she serves on the boards of Neighbor to Neighbor, the Nashville Parks Foundation, Cumberland Region Tomorrow, Friends of Fort Negley Park, Women’s Political Collaborative, Williamson Inc. Business Advocacy Council, TN Local Food Summit, TN Preservation Trust and Vanderbilt University Staff Advisory Council. Maddox is a member of the Nashville Rotary, a Leadership Middle TN graduate, a Leadership Franklin graduate, a Vanderbilt Leadership Academy graduate and a Leadership Transit Alliance graduate.
Additionally, Maddox assisted Beth Nielsen Chapman in a creating a Grammy-nominated CD for children (The Mighty Sky), portrayed Louisa Pocahontas Gordon Zollicoffer in the Nashville City Cemetery’s Living History Tour and helped develop an iPhone app (AstroCantus). She was awarded the One Vanderbilt Award by the university for her spirit of collaboration across departments, and the Certificate of Merit and Service from the Metro Historical Commission for her significant contributions to the preservation of the historical and architectural heritage of Nashville and Davidson County. A Kentucky native, Maddox earned a bachelor of arts in communications from Newcomb College of Tulane University and a master of science in public service management from Cumberland University.