Lynn Doucette joined the board of Southwest Employment Services in June of 2018, after she retired. She has worked in people service employment since she graduated from Acadia University. Her employment history includes working at the Hebron Residential Centre and Manager of the Yarmouth Golf and Country Club.

In recognition of her privilege of being born at this time and this place, she has been trying to pay back to her community, by being of service. She volunteers with the Lion’s club working on TV Bingo, coach’s Special Olympics, golf, and curling, President of BGC Yarmouth, and on the Yarmouth Refugee committee and has spent three years assisting a Syrian family with child care as needed. She recently joined the Yarmouth County Learning Network. Lynn is the mother of two and a grandmother of two granddaughters. In her spare time she plays sudoku and word games on her tablet.