Linda brings a wealth of experience and perspective to our Board, having worked in government, public service, and education advocacy.
She served under Reagan as White House Director of Public Liaison (1985) and Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1983-1985). She was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Maryland in 1986.
In 1992, Linda was elected by the United Nations’ Human Rights Commission to serve a four-year term as U.S. Expert to the U.N. Sub-commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
She was honored in 2000 by the Library of Congress as a “Living Legend” for her contributions to America’s cultural and historical legacy and was nominated the following year for Secretary of Labor by George W. Bush.
Linda's books include Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation and Unlikely Conservative: The Transformation of an Ex-Liberal. She participates weekly in the xxxxxx's podcast, Beg to Differ.
In addition to the Jack Miller Center, Linda serves on the Board of Directors of ABM Industries, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, as well as on boards of several non-profit organizations. She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in 1970.
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