Linda is a business development and management professional with over 40 years of experience developing and growing partnerships resulting in long-term relationships and expanded revenue results. Linda joined ClimeCo after serving as SVP of Programs and Partnerships at Carbonfund.org for twelve years, where she developed and nurtured flagship programs with corporate clients that reduced hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO2e.
At ClimeCo, Linda serves as Senior Vice President of Certification Programs, where she oversees and expands ClimeCo’s suite of sustainability and decarbonization certification offerings, including the ClimeCo Certified Product™ Program, part of the Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly sustainably certified products badging program. Linda is also responsible for developing and maintaining business partnerships to expand the organization’s relationships and support a broad portfolio of carbon emission offset projects, environmental commodities, and ESG consulting services. She is passionate about working with business partners of all sizes to ensure that ClimeCo’s programs meet each client’s climate change mitigation and sustainability objectives.
Linda holds a Master of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School, magna cum laude, as well as undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Economics. A native of Austin, Texas, Linda is an active member of various environmental organizations, served on the board of her local food cooperative, and volunteers for various community organizations in Central Vermont. Linda embraces and participates in the environmental beauty of Vermont – biking, hiking, and exploring. She is committed to helping preserve the natural world into the future.
