Linda has been a film maker for over twenty years, having launched Rhino Video with her cult classic film, My Breakfast with Blassie, a meal genre film starring the late Andy Kaufman of the show Taxi and the late Freddy Blassie, World Heavyweight Champion Wrestler. She continued working in film writing, directing and editing videos for numerous markets including drama, documentary, corporate, educational and comedy. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Bachelors Degree in English, a Masters Degree in Social work, and is a doctoral candidate in Educational Communication and Technology at New York University. Her focus is on teaching tolerance using narrative and technology. She has worked as a photographer/archivist for Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, created films for the HEOP department at NYU, launched the website for the Rockefeller Foundation, and consulted and compiled numerous DVDs for commercial use. Her most recent DVD’s include several collections of television shows from the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Linda has taught Film at the Savannah College of Art and Design, UCLA film extension, English at City Tech, Marymount Manhattan College and Communications at other private colleges. In addition to her film archives, she has written a memoir about her Hollywood days, Free Tank of Gas, adapted fairy tales for DVD use, reviewed books for ethical and accurate content for the ASPCA, and is currently preparing a collection of short stories entitled Psoriasis for Lovers to submit for publication. Her short story, “Metrocard,” was published in the Stockton Anthology this year. She resumed her podcast, Rant N Roll, for LaGuardia web radio this past spring. The show highlighted a compendium of rantings, and International music. This fall, she plans to introduce two new segments, “Cranky Carol,” and “Subway Talent,” to the show.  She is a participant in the Web 2.0 seminar and eagerly attempting to launch two online cities for her English 101 classes this fall as well as her own personal city: Lautrecville.