Lynn Sharpe-Underwood is a member of the Community Wraparound Board of Directors. She has served as a Principal Lecturer in the

Criminal Justice Systems Department at Alliant International University. Lynn has worked with many community youth

organizations. She was the Chief Operating Officer of the Haven Program, a 36-bed Salvation Army Transitional Living

Center Program, and the Business and Community Liaison for the San Diego Job Corps. Ms. Sharpe-Underwood was

appointed by Mayor Jerry Sanders as Executive Director of the Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention for the

City of San Diego in 2007. The 20-member Commission worked with communities all over the city to facilitate the

development of programs like the Youth Development Office, the San Diego Compassion Project, and the Community

Assistance Support Team (CAST).

Through Ms. Sharpe-Underwood’s many collaborations, the Commission had an effective impact on gang violence and

youth becoming involved in gangs. Now retired, Ms. Sharpe-Underwood has worked with organizations that focus on

youth such as: National Conflict Resolution Center’s Path Forward, Community Mentors, Community Wraparound, Project

Aware, Harmonium, CAST, the Opportunity Network and the San Diego Compassion Project along with the District

Attorney’s Community Youth Court.

She has been involved with the Behavioral Community Board and other community boards. She and her husband, Thom

Underwood, love kayaking and long walks - the West Highland Way, Camino de Santiago and the Appalachian Trail. They

have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren.