Profession Summary

Linda has extensive experience in learning and development and is passionate about empowering and facilitating individuals through various changes in life.  

Approach / Philosophy

She utilizes a variety of facilitative and coaching skills to help clients understand their value in the marketplace. Her style is ethical, logical, and innovatively relevant. She is a “Jump starter” committed to building the capacity of others in holistic ways.

Highlights from Professional Career

Linda has a variety of experiences in adult learning, leadership and development within several business industries private and public, community-based, faith-based, social service non-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial contexts. She has consulted at various levels within organizations including the executive level with both short and long-term career transition candidates.

Linda also facilitates career workshops, creates value-add resumes, sharpens candidate interviewing skills, helps make networking connections, coaches regarding negotiations and guides candidates as they start new positions to function in excellence.

Her experience prior to Bravanti, has spanned a broad range of key positions including community organizer, Training Officer for Education at the Mayor’s Office of Chicago, internal executive team facilitator, Director of Human Resources, clergy, and author.  

Her wide range of experience equips her to empower others to navigate change, overcome business challenges, and achieve meaningful life balance.  

Education Credentials

Linda holds a Master’s in Human Resource Development from Northeastern Illinois University, as well as an MBA and MDiv from North Park University and its Theological Seminary. She brings an energetic, hands-on leadership style grounded in constructivist principles, complemented by strong analytical thinking, relational intelligence, and a nuanced understanding of today’s multifaceted marketplace.