Lee was a co-founder of one of the first black public radio stations in the nation and has served as program director, manager, and board member for numerous organizations aimed at improving educational and socio-economic conditions for North Carolinians.
[2] She grew up on the family farm[3] and then attended North Carolina Central University, earning a bachelor's degree in business education.
The station broadcast blues, jazz, and Latino music, as well as interviews with national figures to Warren County from a water tower erected on the Lynch family’s farm.
[9] Lee's next endeavor was as a program officer for the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation,[2] selecting projects for funding which either improved or provided benefits for communities in North Carolina or preserved the cultural heritage in the state.
In 2009, Lee became the CEO of Applied Behavioral Concepts for Families, a philanthropic organization which distributes the funds from the national tobacco settlement toward economic development projects in North Carolina.