Linda is an owner/partner in RLS Focused Solutions (formerly Patriot Business Coaching) since 2003, a firm which is one of 300 affiliates of Trusted Advisors Network. Linda has successfully completed programs in individual and organizational development and is part of a continuing education program in those areas.

Linda has worked with for-profit and non-profit organizations throughout the Carolinas in planning and business development.

Linda has 15 years’ experience in the travel and tourism industry, servicing individuals, groups of varying sizes, and corporate clientele. She also has 10 years’ experience with Ted Bates & Company, an international advertising and marketing firm.

Linda is a graduate of the Leadership Wilmington program and has served as a session chairperson. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and DREAMS, a youth development program which offers free classes in the visual and creative arts to the underserved youth population in southeastern North Carolina. Linda is currently on the Board of Directors of the Thalian Association in Wilmington NC.