Lynnette was born in Blacksburg, Virginia but grew up in North Dakota from the age of 3 to 24. She is a graduate of North Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. She has worked for the federal government for 33 years, is currently, a Deputy Executive Officer in the Office of Management, and has lived in Colorado and Texas before coming back to the east coast in 2007. She has been an active member of St. Elizabeth’s since 2007 and serves as a Lector and a Eucharistic Minister in addition to being a member of the Pastoral Council since September 2015. Lynnette has one son, Daniel Riggio, who was confirmed at St. Elizabeth’s and is a 2011 graduate of Wootton High School and a 2015 graduate of the University of South Carolina.  She enjoys walking her Chocolate Labrador dog, Jackson, baking, and reading.