A past finalist with the Chartered Institute of Chartered Accountants and with a master's degree in enterprise management, Linda has worked in the education sector since 1992. After heading up the Development Services team at Durham University since 2010 and supporting the growth of cash income from £3M to almost £12M per year, Linda was appointed as Head of Development Operations and Insight at Nottingham Trent University in 2019. Linda has responsibility for database management, data and gift processing, reporting, stewardship, and prospect research.