Linda Pardee

Background

About Linda Pardee

I am the Chief Operating Officer for Pardee Environmental, tasked with overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the company. Pardee Environmental was established in 1991 and the company has been very successful partly due to my leadership skills. I was an Administrative Assistant at Oberlin College for over 25 years where I also served as a mediator/facilitator for the Oberlin College Dialogue Center (OCDC). Using the social justice model of mediation, OCDC mediators are trained to help all parties recognize differences in power and privilege, and to address issues such as race, class, gender, and sexuality, so that all parties can be supported and have their voices heard. While employed at Oberlin College I also served as the Second Vice President and Webmaster for O.C.O.P.E, the administrative assistants union on campus. I was integral in negotiating a fair contract for members in 2010. I also served on the Grievance Committee for several years where I helped develop resolutions to conflicts that had arisen between labor and management. I am an activist and currently serve on the Advisory Board for the Ohio Rights Group. On a personal note I am a lover of animals and a foster for two rescue groups, Eskie Rescuers United and the Dachshund Rescue of North America. I have fostered approximately one dozen dogs and have helped them find permanent homes from Maine to California. I have a special dog named Obie who is a therapy dog and goes to local nursing homes where he gives love to the residents.