On March 20, 2023 Fillmore City Council Member Lynn Edmounds was given the “California Woman Making Herstory Award’’ at the State Capitol in Sacramento by Assemblyman Steve Bennett pictured above is her with the proclamation.

On March 20, 2023, Lynn Edmonds received the prestigious “California Woman Making Herstory Award” in the State Capitol by Assemblyman Steve Bennett. Lynn Edmonds Honored in Sacramento as “Ventura County Woman of the Year” is joined in this honor by the countless extraordinary women who have shaped our state and country’s collective past. Each of the 69 California Counties was given the opportunity to recognize a woman who has made significant contributions to that county. Lynn Edmonds was cofounder of the Fillmore youth nonprofit One Step a la Vez, has been an exceptional advocate, continuously working to expand opportunities to her community’s youth and families. In her time as an educator, nonprofit leader and council member, Lynn dedicated herself to ensuring access to services to the entire Fillmore Community. Lynn served on many local organizations in the Fillmore and in the Santa Clarita Valley, including the founding board of the Fillmore Boys and Girls Club, founder of the Fillmore/Piru Big Brothers Sister Program and co-founder of the One Step a la Vez Program. She also was on the county wide committees Ventura Transportation Commission, Air Pollution Control Board, Regional Sanitation Control Board, Heritage Valley Transportation Committee and Heritage Valley Tourism Board. From 2018-2022, Lynn served on the Fillmore City Council where she was focused on prioritizing bilingual English and Spanish communication between the city and residents, increase affordable housing, protecting the environment and community economic revitalization.