Skillman Fellows

Lonie Haynes has spent the last twenty years working in corporate America in various capacities from client services and sales to marketing and project management. Prior to his arrival at National Urban Fellows, he worked for Sprint, BellSouth and AT&T and has also consulted for numerous firms and institutions, surrounding management, public policy and diversity.

Lonie is well versed in a variety of research areas from micro and macroeconomics to fiscal impact studies and health economics. He is a former intern and visiting scholar with AIMD, The American Institute of Managing Diversity, a national think tank, promoting diversity management in the workplace. Lonie also provides written commentary for several publications, surrounding arts, culture and business.  He notes one of his most rewarding assignments was interviewing former vice-president Al Gore, during the release of his Oscar® award winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. Lonie recently completed a doctorate in Law and Policy, magna cum laude, from Northeastern University. He also holds a master’s degree from Boston University and bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College at SUNY. Lonie, a native son of Georgia, has been married for over 21 years to Stephanie Haynes, a committed public school teacher; together, they raised their niece, Caronda.