Linda Becker
Director of Regional Partnerships
Linda is Merit America’s Director of Regional Partnerships for the San Francisco Bay Area. She is developing, managing, and implementing Merit America’s expansion strategy, fundraising, and community-building efforts in California, with a focus on the Bay Area.
Before joining the Merit America team, Linda led a small San Francisco-based nonprofit focused on helping diverse small businesses in the manufacturing sector thrive and create and retain jobs for the local community. Before spending a decade doing mission-driven work, she had a successful career as a project manager in the technology industry.
Linda is a native of Sweden but has called the San Francisco Bay Area her home for over 25 years. Linda holds a BA in Urban Environmental Studies from San Francisco State University.
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