Lynn Dugas

Lynn King Dugas is a philanthropist, architect, designer and community leader who has helped shape Northwest Florida for more than three decades. She serves on the board of directors of the Dugas Family Foundation, a private family foundation since 1995. She joined Emeril Lagasse Foundation Board of Directors in Spring 2026 after decades of support and involvement. Lynn is also an active member of other boards including Williamson Health Foundation and Alaqua Animal Refuge.

Throughout her career, she has championed many other organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club, Children’s Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center, Food for Thought, Taylor Hagen Foundation and Sinfonia Gulf Coast. Her civic work includes serving on the City of Destin’s Variance Board, helping shape the Scenic Highway 98 Corridor Guidelines in South Walton, and raising support for the performing arts theater at Northwest Florida State College. She also established an endowed scholarship at the Auburn University School of Architecture.

Lynn graduated from Auburn University and the Art Institute of Atlanta. As an architect and interior designer, she has worked across the United States and Central America. She also owns Patchouli’s, a longtime apothecary boutique in Rosemary Beach.

Lynn and her husband, Steve, have called Northwest Florida home since 1993 and raised their two sons along the Choctawhatchee Bay. They split their time between the Gulf Coast and Lynn’s hometown of Nashville.