Lydia oversees the development and quality of Verité's Training, Education and Consulting Programs worldwide. She has mobilized the expansion of training programs for all levels of the supply chain, including: worker education and empowerment; management techniques, systems and solutions; auditor skills; and strategic planning and program implementation at the corporate level. Lydia facilitated the development of such core tools and training as Verité's Social Compliance Management Systems model, Supplier Tool Kit, Systems Development and Analysis and Problem Solving modules, Program Assessment and Systems Diagnostic.

Expanding Verité's impact on working conditions globally through the scaling of knowledge and skills-building programs for workers, factories and other key actors at all levels of the supply chain.

Lydia is a published author and journalist who has worked at the New York Times. She holds a double-BA from Tufts University.