Linda Strine

Linda Strine is founder, president and CEO of Infinite Links Inc., a corporate affairs firm specializing in government relations, public-private partnerships, strategic marketing communications, and business development. From March 2000 – May 2001, Linda was director of Strategic Communications for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. She reported directly to the Executive Vice President and to the Vice President, Communications of Space Systems Company. Linda was responsible for management of all internal and external communications activities for the seven business units that comprise Space Systems Company. From 1995 – March 2000, Linda was Director of Communications for Lockheed Martin Astronautics, responsible for communications operations, including media and community relations, executive communications, marketing communications, trade shows and exhibits, and employee communications. From 1987-1995, Linda was Deputy Associate Director for Program Affairs for the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (OCST). She reported to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation in Washington, D.C. as the key liaison with congressional members and committee staff, the media, private industry groups, other government agencies and the public on technical and program issues pertaining to the U. S. commercial space industry. Linda also served as the executive director of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). Before working at the Department of Transportation, Linda served as a senior staff assistant to U. S. Senator Charles. Mathias , Jr., (R-Md.) from 1975-1986. Linda also worked with the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Maryland, and at the local level in her native Hagerstown, Maryland. From 1993-1994, Linda was a Fellow for the Council on Excellence in Government and is cited as an Outstanding Woman of the Year, and Who’s Who in the U. S. and internationally. She has received two Outstanding Leadership and Recognition Awards from Women in Aerospace and numerous special achievement and outstanding performance awards from the Department of Transportation. She is the 1996 recipient of the Outstanding Service Award from Women in Aerospace. In 1999, Linda received an award from the Black Effectiveness Support Team (BEST) as the BEST person of the year. Linda is a member of the American News Women’s Club, National Space Society, National Space Club, National Planetary Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), where she serves on the Space Transportation Technical Committee. Linda is Chairman of the Colorado Space Business Roundtable from (1996 – present) and is a member of the Colorado Space Coalition. She was selected as a member of the Governor’s Strategic Space Initiative Technical Committee and serves on the Board of the Colorado Nanotechnology Initiative and the Small Business Development Advisory Board. She was chairman of the Impact committee and Board member of the Women’s Vision Foundation. Linda also served on the Boards of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Cancer League of Colorado and Junior Achievement. Linda is a National Founding Partner of the Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) organization, which focuses on woman-owned small businesses. Linda is a member of the Colorado Chapter of the National Management Association, was selected to participate in the 50 for Colorado Business Leaders’ Network and served on the Littleton Public Schools Communications Advisory Committee. She held terms as president of Women in Aerospace (WIA) for two years, executive vice president for two years, vice president for programs and served on the Board for one year. Linda has been selected three times as an outstanding woman in communications by the Denver Business Journal. Linda is a candidate for a PhD at the University of Southern California. She holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore and a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Towson University.