Dr. Lynn Rainville is the Founder and Executive Director of Hidden History Group, a historic consultancy firm. After earning her PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology, she has dedicated the past two and a half decades to serving as a Public Historian, Academic Leader, and Digital Humanist, producing numerous articles and books through grant-funded research and community partnerships. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Rainville established an institute for public history and historic preservation at Sweet Briar College. She has held various leadership roles, including Dean and Chief Academic Officer at Sweet Briar College, Executive Director of Institutional History and the Museums at Washington and Lee University, and Board Member at the Albemarle County Historical Society and the Library of Virginia Foundation Board. Currently, she serves as a historic consultant specializing in Virginian history and culture, historic African American cemeteries, and issues related to memorials and memory.