Linda Walker

Linda Walker is an organizational consultant and executive coach with The Leets Consortium, headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Known for her honest and straightforward communication style, Linda effectively provides a role as an accountability partner for action and growth. During her career, she has coached hundreds of individuals by working through personal barriers to excellence. Linda has helped individuals and groups in overcoming conflicts, learning the value of collaboration and becoming high performing individuals or teams who are aligned with the organization's vision, strategies and values.

Linda completed a 30 year career as Group Vice President, Human Resources, Parker Aerospace. Parker Aerospace has sales of $1.7 billion and is a business sector of Parker Hannifin Corporation, with sales of $10 billion. Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 500 company and for a number of years has been included in Industry Week's list of the "100 Best Managed Companies." A Parker employee from 1977 to 2007, she was responsible for the strategic direction and leadership of human resources for 10 divisions. Her responsibilities spanned 33 facilities with 5,500 employees located in 10 countries. Several years ago, Linda was honored as the Human Resources Executive of the Year by the National Human Resources Association, Orange County Chapter. She has been the recipient of a number of other awards as well.

Linda has been a popular guest speaker for such organizations as the USC Center for Effective Organizations, the Aerospace Industries Association, Human Resources Policy Association, National Human Resources Association, Electronic Wage & Salary Association, Manufacturer's Compensation Group, the Aerospace Special Interest Group and Chapman University.

As a board member, Linda has regularly contributed expertise to various companies including Bodega Chocolate Company and The Leets Consortium, and is currently on the Advisory Board for the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Orfalea College of Business. One of Linda's strengths is in translating her experience into her current work as a coach, a business and HR consultant and mediator. She provides a number of consulting, coaching and facilitation services with the company she founded, L. Walker and Associates. Her clients range from manager to CEO.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. She also successfully completed the Executive Leadership Program at the University of California, Irvine and the Parker International Executive Leadership Program that was held in Stockholm, Prague and the U.S.