Lynda Brown has over 30 years of experience in the field of human resource management and career development.  Lynda is an adjunct faculty member for the School of Business at the University of Montana and teaches strategic human resource management, business ethics, and organizational behavior in both the undergraduate and MBA programs. Lynda independently consults and trains on a variety of human resource issues, serves as an expert witness in employment law cases, provides executive/management coaching, and conducts workplace investigations.  Lynda has previously been the head of human resources for eLocal Network, Inc., St. Patrick Hospital, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the University of Montana, and Washington State University. 

Lynda has a Ph.D. from Florida State University in Higher Education Administration and is certified by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as a Senior Human Resource Professional.  Lynda is a member of the Board of Directors for HRCI, the Human Resource Certification Institute, of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and past president of the SHRM Foundation, a former chair of the national research committee for SHRM, and as a member of a special task force, helped develop a new ethics policy for the Society's 180,000 members around the world. She is currently working with SHRM in developing certification and training programs for human resource professionals in China.   

Lynda has lived in Missoula for over 25 years and is married to an equine veterinarian and has one son.  She is an avid skier, sailor, cyclist, runner and horse enthusiast.