LYNNE ACOSTA
BOARD MEMBER
Lynne Acosta is a Navy veteran, peer support specialist, certified mediator, and restorative justice facilitator with more than a decade of experience supporting people affected by incarceration and violence. Since 2021, she has served as a Life Coach with the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, facilitating groups for incarcerated people and supporting successful reentry. She also provides peer support to veterans through RI International and is a co-founder of Living Outside Violence Everyday (LOVE), a program for incarcerated women.
From 2022 to 2025, she facilitated victim-offender dialogue with The Mend Collaborative in partnership with the Office of Victim Services. Her training includes domestic violence counseling, grief and hospice counseling, Healing Trauma, Beyond Violence, and Prison of Peace mediation. Lynne brings lived experience, resilience, and empathy to the VetPhoenix Board of Directors, helping strengthen support for justice-impacted veterans and their families.