BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Linda joined CuriOdyssey as a volunteer in 1981, looking for a place to apply her energy and her interest in nature and animals. She chaired the Grand Opening of the new Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education and then was asked to join the Board of Trustees. She led the Wildlife Habitats Planning Committee, following up to serve on the construction committee.

In 2006, the museum was on the verge of closing. Linda said, “Not on my watch!” Drawing on a deep well of personal connections and a rock-solid personal conviction that San Mateo’s children needed a place like Coyote Point Museum, Linda helped secure over $600,000 in six weeks and a single matching contribution to bringing the total raised to over $1M, saving the museum from near-certain destruction.

As an active member of the building task force and co-chair of The Campaign for CuriOdyssey with Kat Taylor, Linda helped raise over $27 million in support of building a new, best in class science center. A thoughtful and collaborative leader, Linda has always been able to draw out the best from her volunteer colleagues. She listens and acts. She is decisive and supportive. She leads by example and with copious amounts of coffee and cookies.

Although Linda retired from her active role on the board, she remains as involved as ever as a Director Emeritus.