Linda Nielsen is the Executive Assistant and Corporate/Sponsor Development for the BlueGreen Alliance.

Linda has 20 years of professional experience in marketing, program management, research/analysis, event planning and database systems. A good portion of her career has been involved in  economic development with manufacturers, including working with the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) through the U.S. Department of Commerce. Linda also brings the expertise of starting organizations and departments at the ground level. Linda’s expertise runs from industry, services, nonprofit and partners assisting communities and manufacturers.

Linda holds degrees from both St. Cloud State University and Southwest Minnesota State University.