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Linda A. Carroll
Profession: Consulting Services
Date of Birth: 1954
Present Position: – Vice President
Nationality: American

Educational and Professional:

University of Kentucky
1975 - B.A. Journalism

Career Summary:

Linda Carroll spent the last ten years working to develop the small boutique engineering company, Morgan Worldwide Consultants, Inc. With a staff of eight employees, Carroll serves as Vice President and manages all aspects of the company operations with an annual turnover of $1.4 million. Prior to joining Morgan Worldwide, Carroll worked in the public sector and conducted research on a broad range of areas associated with state government administration. Carroll worked with the legislative and executive branches of government across the United States and she has a unique perspective on the policy-making procedures followed by these two administrative arms of government. Carroll's research projects have led to organizational and operational changes at the federal and state levels of government.

Supplementary Data/Key Qualifications:

» Vice President of Morgan Worldwide Consultants, Inc. with day-to-day management responsibilities for the small company. Responsibilities include human resource, accounts payable/receivable, client relations and more.

» Consultant to state government procurement departments on policies and procedures associated with accounting and purchasing processes.

» Worked closely with executive committees of four national associations. Aided with strategic planning, organized all meeting materials, provided monthly financial reports, edited four national newsletters, carried out tasks as directed by the respective committees.

» Received federal grant money equaling $400,000 for projects related to the promotion of recycled product markets in state government.

» Managed membership campaigns for national associations resulting in 5% to 40% increases.

» Received Interstate Consulting Service grants from the states of Delaware, Oklahoma, Hawaii, South Dakota, Minnesota, Alabama, Kentucky and Vermont. Three separate projects were awarded by the state of Hawaii.

» Utilized national conferences to enhance and stabilize the budgets for national associations. Generated profits of $4,000 to $70,000 per meeting.

» Organized, marketed, and managed finances for over 30 national conferences on topics selected by executive committees of national associations.

» Wrote testimony for executive committee members on issues including the most favored customer policies, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Garcia vs. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority impact and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

» Addressed school groups on behalf of the legislature and the Council of State Governments. Taught periodic seminars at the University of Louisville and spoke before national groups on recycling issues on numerous occasions.

» Serve as board chair and now at-large member of parochial grade school.

» Serve as vice chair of 40 year old city wide preservation advocacy organization

Employment Experience:

1997 - Present
Morgan Worldwide Consultants Inc.
Manage all aspects of company operations for an eight person firm specializing in mining engineering throughout the world.

1994 - 1997
The National Association of State Purchasing Officials (NASPO)
NASPO is one of seven organizations that moved from the Council of State Governments in June of 1994. Continued to manage a federal grant project on behalf of the association and write proposals in pursuit of other new projects. Managed a program called States Helping States, an interstate consulting service and received project awards from Vermont and Hawaii.

1985 – 1994
The Council of State Governments (CSG)
CSG is a sixty year old research organization serving the 50 states and six U.S. territories. Served as was as a staff director to four national associations of state officials. Managed an annual budget of approximately $700,000 and supervised five professionals, three support staff and two technical personnel. Managed a specialized service known as the Interstate Consulting Service (ICS) and desk top publishing services for a staff of 30, two people provided the desk top service.

1979 - 1985
The Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (LRC)
LRC is the research service working cooperatively with the members of the KY House of Representatives and Senate. Served as a research analyst with the Program Review and Investigations Committee. Worked as either a project manager or team member on a number of investigations of executive branch programs provided in Kentucky.

1976 - 1979
Citizens Union National Bank and Trust Company
Served as a computer programmer for the new NCR system. I worked in the NCR language, Neat/3.

Sample Publications (A detailed listing is available on request):

» The 4th Edition of State and Local Government Purchasing, March 1994, The National Association of State Purchasing Officials.

» A Comprehensive Analysis of the South Dakota Office of Purchasing and Printing, July 1993, The Council of State Governments, Interstate Consulting Service.

» An Evaluation of the Hawaii Procurement Statute and Comparative Analysis to Model Procurement Code States, October, 1992, The Council of State Governments, Interstate Consulting Service.

» An Evaluation of the Alabama Clerk of the House Duties and Responsibilities, April, 1991, The Council of State Governments, Interstate Consulting Service.

» The 3rd Edition of State and Local Government Purchasing, February 1988, The Council of State Governments.

» Drug Testing: Protection for Society or a Violation of Civil Rights? Proceedings from a May 1987 conference, August 1987, The Council of State Governments.