Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell is the sponsor and host for the Mid Day Bold Favor Luncheon at this years festival. She is a Leadership Champion! As the CEO of the Leading Through Living Community, LLC Lynita helps people become Certified 3PA's: people of purpose, passion, and power ready to take BOLD and positive action!

An Attorney, CPA, and Certified Christian Life Coach, Lynita is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of BOLD Favor Magazine which has 100K+ email subscribers and five subsidiary publications; #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author of three books, and a Motivational and Self-help speaker.

Lynita was appointed to and is serving a four year term on the Douglas County Board of Elections & Registration, serves on the National Board of Directors of the Leadership Innovation Transformation (LIT) College Tour, and is the President of the Democratic Women's Council of Douglas County. She is also a co-founder and former chairperson of the Jewell Jackson McCabe Emerging Leaders Institute, Inc., leadership training and development non-profit.

Lynita is married to Rev. Brian K. Blackwell and they are the proud parents of one daughter. Lynita is an amazing woman that you should surely make an effort to meet.