Linette Hodson, Director, Management Consulting Services, has 32 years of experience in public education, including 18 years at an executive cabinet level. In each and every role, her focus has always been to improve educational outcomes for students. She has spent the past decade in a Chief Business Official (CBO) role; and as CBO, she had direct oversight of the human resources department, including serving as the lead negotiator for more than 15 years. Linette also spent more than 10 years as an Assistant Superintendent of Student Services/Special Education. Her career path includes being an elementary school teacher, curriculum resource teacher, and site administrator. Linette has extensive training and experience in collaboration and leadership building strategies, including: alternative dispute resolution, administrator coaching, facilitation, interest-based bargaining, and implementation strategies. Linette received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Central College in Pella, Iowa, and a master’s degree in Education Administration from California State University, Bakersfield.