KARI LYNN BESING • UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

Kari Lynn is the Director of Community Impact for the United Way of Southeast Mississippi where she manages the grant funding process for partner agencies as well as internal programs in the areas of education, health, and financial stability.

Kari Lynn moved to Hattiesburg in 2018 to join her fiancé who is a Ph.D. student at USM. She previously lived in Indianapolis, Indiana to earn her Masters in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University. She is a 2016 graduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. She has published and presented on her work in civic engagement motivation and the ethics of global service. Her free time is filled with video chatting her 4-year-old nephew, running on the Trace with her dog, and doing the Sunday crossword puzzle.