Lynda Thistle Elliott
Lynda Thistle Elliott is an educational leader with program design, development and management experience in federal, state, and local projects. Dr. Thistle Elliott currently serves as New Hampshire’s Director of Homeless Education and Coordinator for Title I Part D Neglected & Delinquent programming. She is an active member of several boards and task forces including NH’s ICH, Homeless Teen Task Force, Trafficking Task Force, and State Advisory Committee for Special Education. She has presented at numerous national and state conferences and is the author/co-author of several publications focused on vulnerable students and educational best practice.
A former special education teacher of students with serious emotional disorders, Lynda has served as disabilities consultant and adjunct faculty for higher education. Lynda Thistle Elliott obtained her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from Argosy University, CAGS and Master of Education Degree from Plymouth State University, and Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education from Fitchburg State College.