Linda Brixey served as manager of clinical education at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston, Texas, for 30 years. Linda became active in AAACN in 1994. She has served as chair of the Staff Education SIG for several years, was on the AAACN nominating committee and board of directors, and was the 2011 president. She was a contributing author to the AAACN Core Curriculum 1st & 2nd editions and the AAACN Ambulatory Care Nursing Orientation, Orientation and Competency Assessment 1st, 2nd, and 3rd edition and was editor for the 3rd edition. She has written articles and presented many times at AAACN conferences.