After graduating from University of Colorado with a BA in Accounting, Lynne Nieto joined her family real estate development and management firm in 1980. Her original involvement was with the single family home building division of the business, building upwards of 200 homes per year. She later became president of Classic Management – the company's property management division, and grew its portfolio of apartments from 800 to 1,200 units, while also overseeing the commercial and office building portfolio. She retired from the firm in 2000.
Lynne continues to be involved in real estate investing and served on the board of CT Realty, a California real estate investment company. She served as Co-Chair of the ALS Division of the Muscular Dystrophy Association from 2006 until “Augie's Quest” left the ranks of MDA and became part of ALS Therapy Development Institute in 2014.
Lynne co-founded Augie's Quest with her husband Augie and has played a pivotal role in its success through her vision, leadership and focus on the bottom line where her accounting background has been key. Among other things, Lynne created the concept for the BASH fundraiser, Augie's Quest’s most successful single day event, and she represents Augie as the "voice of Augie's Quest," at all major events and with the media.
Lynne lives in Southern California with her husband Augie. They have four adult children and three grandchildren. She also serves as a board member of the ALS Therapy Development Institute.