Dr. Michele Linch serves as State Director for Learning Blade, a fully funded STEM/CS/CTE skill-building and career exploration resource in Massachusetts. She took this role after having served as the Arkansas State Teacher Association’s Executive Director for over ten years. She has worked in education for over three decades, from teaching science in a high-performing inner-city school to providing teacher and leadership training in the poorest province in China. She has served in higher education as a Dean, professor and Director of the Arkansas Teacher Leadership Institute.