Linda is responsible for the firm's strategic planning, new business development, operations, brand marketing and public relations services to ensure Caliber's continued growth and profitability.

Linda has been in the marketing and public relations business in Arizona for more than 20 years. She began her career in financial services marketing before founding The Caliber Group in 1997. Since then, Linda has provided brand marketing and public relations strategy to launch, expand or reposition many successful companies, including Diamond Ventures, Commerce Bank of Arizona, Long Realty Companies, Northwest Medical Center and the Tucson Association of REALTORS®.

Linda's role is to ensure the company provides the best solutions to our clients' marketing and public relations challenges. This includes providing strategic consultation to clients, directing and inspiring team members and consultants, and executing the appropriate, integrated mix of marketing and public relations services to achieve successful outcomes.

She received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Northern Iowa and has received numerous awards for successful marketing and public relations campaigns. She is Accredited in Public Relations (APR) through the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), a member of the PRSA Counselors Academy, a board member of the Tucson Advertising Federation, a member of the Metropolitan Pima Alli¬ance and a member of Imagine Greater Tucson.

Linda is a recipient of the 2009 Tucson Advertising Professional of the Year and a SASIE Award from the Arizona Small Business Association for operating a successful small business. She also is a past recipient of the Arizona Small Business Association’s Rainmaker Award and the Metropolitan Pima Alliance’s Common Ground Award for helping to build community partnerships. She has provided countless hours of pro bono consulting services to many local non-profit organizations, and is a frequent author and speaker at professional workshops and conferences about marketing and public relations trends and strategies.