Linda Jackson

Linda V. Jackson is the Director of the Yale School of Medicine Office of Collaborative Excellence and Student Engagement. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from Springfield College and a Master of Science in Counseling from Southern Connecticut State University.

Linda is an active member of the National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Inc. (NAMME), where she has held multiple leadership roles at both the regional and national levels. She is also a member of the National Association of Advisors of the Health Professions, Inc. (NAAHP). In her role at Yale, Linda oversees fundraising, student engagement initiatives, program development and evaluation, and the cultivation of relationships with on- and off-campus stakeholders.

“I love working directly with students—watching them flourish from undergraduates to medical students to doctors is a great joy for me. I can say that I am friends with some of the smartest people in the medical field.”

Outside of her professional work, Linda has been a licensed foster parent for more than 25 years and is deeply committed to mentoring teenage girls. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and traveling to the Caribbean islands.