Linda is a lifelong Texas resident and community
volunteer. After her 31 year career in the retail industry,
she founded Quick Thinking, Inc., a marketing consulting firm
which specialized in helping CEO’s and CMO’s rapidly
strategize and address marketing challenges.
As the former Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
for Foley’s in Houston, Linda initiated the partnership
between Foley’s (today Macy’s) and CDF’s Texas
Beat the Odds® (BTO) program that continues to this day.
She was instrumental in developing a CDF presence in Dallas,
including helping to establish the first BTO scholarship awards
there.
Linda is the recipient of many awards and honors for her community
service. She served three terms as Chairman of the Board of
the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the March of Dimes. She also
served for six years as a non-paid advisory to the Mayor of
Houston, and has served on numerous not for profit boards.
Linda received her BS degree in Journalism from Sam Houston
State University where she was named Outstanding Alumnus in
2000.
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