Linda Sutherland is executive director of the Orange County Healthy Start Coalition, a non-profit organization that works to reduce early childhood problems such as low birth weight and infant mortality. She also serves as a peer reviewer for “The Maternal Child Health Journal,” and as a consultant for superintendent searches for the Florida School Boards Association. She earned her A.A. at Marymount College and her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Buxton University.

Linda is former Orange County School Board Member, elected countywide in 1990 and served until 2002. She was school board chairman during 1995-96. In addition, she served as president of the Florida School Boards Association in 1996-97 and represented our district and Florida on several national education related boards. She is also a lifetime member of the Florida and National PTAs.

Linda is involved with many community boards, including the Orange County Readiness Coalition, Children’s Advocacy Center, School Health Advisory Committee, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition, Safe and Drug Free Schools Committee and the Florida Children’s Campaign. She has been married since 1974 to Douglas Sutherland and they have one son, Andrew, who went through Orange County Public Schools and has since earned his B.S. degree. He is married to an OCPS kindergarten teacher.