Lynn Petrak is lead content writer and editor, Corporate Communications, at Circana. Prior to joining Circana in September 2025, she was senior editor at Progressive Grocer magazine, where she covered a wide range of industry trends and news and co-hosted podcasts and webinars. Her 30-year industry background includes editorial roles at several other food and beverage B2B publications, as well as media relations positions at boutique agencies.
She is the author of a children’s book, Goodbye Lake, and contributed an essay to the best-selling book, Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul. She taught Introduction to Journalism at Columbia College in Chicago and was named Outstanding Senior in the journalism department at Northern Illinois University. Petrak spends most of her time in West Michigan, but often returns to her native Chicagoland.