Kristine LaLonde

Kristine LaLonde’s career reflects a commitment to supporting individuals, organizations, and communities as they work to learn and make a positive impact. She currently works as an independent consultant, partnering with organizations to co-create thriving cultures and systems. Her services include long-term partnerships, workshop and retreat facilitation, and policy analysis and implementation.

 LaLonde’s experience includes serving as the Director of Shared Strategy for the Metropolitan Housing and Development Agency, Nashville’s public housing authority, and as Co-Chief Innovation Officer of Nashville and Davidson County. She served as an elected member of Nashville’s Metropolitan Council, the legislative body for the city and surrounding county, representing a rapidly changing urban neighborhood. 

 She holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Virginia, where she served as the student member of the university’s governing board. She earned a BA in history from the University of Michigan. 

 Her roles in higher education have included serving as the Associate Dean for Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership and Public Service, where she launched and directed the master’s degree program in Leadership and Public Service and the undergraduate program in Urban Studies. She directed a program in leadership studies in the Honors Program at Belmont University, where she was a tenured Associate Professor. After graduating from UVA, her first teaching position was as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the History Department of Howard University. 

 In the community, she serves as the president of Belmont-Hillsboro Neighbors, a neighborhood association working to build better community and public policy. She is a board member of the West End Home Foundation, leading the advocacy committee. She also serves on the board of the Nashville Rotary Club. LaLonde regularly participates in direct-action and political campaigns.