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Mrs. Parker is a featured columnist for the
National Black Collegian Magazine, and author of Career Portfolio.
Mrs. Parker's career includes work in both corporate and educational settings. Through
her experiences of being "the first" in so many of her endeavors, Linda was
prompted to create a support group for achieving and aspiring black women. With a small
nucleus of other concerned black women, Black Career Women (BCW) was founded. Today, BCW
has members across the United States and abroad. BCW is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Prior to her UC
affiliation, Linda was the first black woman hired in Market Research for the Procter
& Gamble Company and formerly Training Coordinator for a branch of Federated
Department stores. Linda is regularly invited to make presentations to
professional associations and corporations on issues related to career
development recruitment, retention and workforce diversity.
Linda completed her undergraduate work at the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, and
her graduate work at the University of Cincinnati. She is a graduate of Leadership
Cincinnati and Harvard University's Management Development Program. Her
talents, skills and contributions to a better quality of life for women and youth
have been recognized through the receipt of many local and national awards.
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