Linda Edge
Front Desk Coordinator
As the Front Desk Coordinator, Linda is one of the faces of TPZ and the Innovation Center, greeting students, visitors, staff members and the tenants, providing them with information as needed. Linda is the first line of communication when parents and other members of the community call or visit TPZ. When at the front desk, Linda isresponsible for managing the front entry to the building and manages the flow of students and visitors, making sure the building users are checked in and registered. Linda also manages the Student Lounge, where TPZ students congregate and eat before TPZ afternoon classes start, Linda grew up in the Roxbury, Dorchester neighborhood. She is the mother of four children and a grandmother of four granddaughters. Linda loves to give back to her community and distributes food for United South End Settlement, prepares taxes for Urban Edge and participates in grandparents’ support groups. She is on the advisory board of the Commission on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. She received her bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Springfield College. Linda also works as a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) for her uncle and now her mother for over 12 years.