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Meet Linda Taylor
Linda P. Taylor

Throughout her various careers, Linda has been a passionate and outspoken advocate for college bound families. For over 30 years she has been speaking on college topics nationwide and for the last 12 years, has been a full-time college funding specialist.  Linda uses her training as an engineer and her expertise in financial planning to create strategies and solutions that have made college affordable for college bound families nationwide.
 
Linda comes by her passion for college and her insider views from her own family! Her father is a retired Dean of Instruction and her mother is a retired member of the Graduate Office of another college!  Linda has used her access to college administrators and college funding professionals to create this unique insider program for college-bound families.
 
Linda has been quoted in magazines such as US News & World Report , Financial Planning Magazine , The Wall Street Journal’s Smart Money Magazine , and Newsweek.   Newspapers like the LA Times and Santa Barbara News Press use her expertise when it comes to information on paying for college. Additionally, she has hosted her own radio show as well has being a guest on many television and radio shows throughout the country.  She has given over 200 college funding seminars nationwide for groups as varied as the Future Collegiates World Tour to Lion's Club and the College Dream Foundation.
 
Other highlights of Linda's Career include:
  • Registered Financial Consultant (RFC), Certified College Planning Specialist (CCPS), Registered Education Planner
  • President & CEO of The College Funding Network, Inc.
  • Charter Member, National Institute of Certified College Planners
  • 1st Woman to Graduate from UC Irvine College of Engineering
  • Masters degrees in both Civil Engineering and Business
  • 1st Woman Offshore, Chevron Corporation
  • Chief Engineer $1.8 Billion Gaviota Oil & Gas Plant
  • Reagan White House Fellow Finalist
  • Vice-President, Youth & Education, Taylor Motorsports Marketing (NHRA, NASCAR, Indy Car)