Lynnda M. Nelson is a Founder and the President of The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR).  Established in 2005, ICOR provides education to individuals on how to build more resilient organizations and communities.  As an international nonprofit 501c3 organization, ICOR’s Organizational Resilience Model and Framework and Community Resilience Framework have helped to define resilience for both organizations and communities.

Lynnda manages the day to day operations of ICOR’s education and credentialing programs.  Lynnda is the editor, course developer, and instructor for ICOR’s Certified Organizational Resilience Competency series, the Crisis Management and Communication courses, and ICOR’s business continuity courses – ISO 22301 Implementer, Assessor, and Auditor. 

As a member of the US delegation to the ISO TC 292 Series of Standards, Lynnda is an expert on international standards for business continuity management systems, crisis management and communications, and community resilience. She contributed to the development of the following standards:  ISO 22301, 22313, 22317, 22318, and 22398.   She also contributed to the development of ISO 22216 – Organizational Resilience Principles and Attributes.  In addition, she is a member of TC 268 and contributes to standards related to community resilience.

Lynnda holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University and a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois.  She can be contacted at [email protected]