Lachonne Walton

LaChonne Walton joined Brooklyn Public Library in 2018 as the vice president of human resources. Prior to joining the Library, she led HR departments at premier nonprofit institutions including ITHAKA, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Amnesty International USA.

LaChonne has more than 25 years of industry experience and is a steering committee member for the New York Cultural Institutions Human Resources Group and a former board member for the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility in New York. She has a BA from Long Island University and is certified by the Society for Human Resources Management as well as the Management Research Group for Strategic Leadership Development.