Linda Kroon

Linda was appointed as Director of WRAC in April 2011. She is responsible for overall program development, direction and evaluation, personnel and budget supervision, and external relations for the Center.  She is a Certified Sexual Abuse Advocate and provides confidential advocacy and assistance to individuals experiencing discrimination, harassment and interpersonal violence. Linda holds national certifications as a diversity trainer and bystander intervention specialist, and served as Campus Bystander Education Coordinator for The University of Iowa from 2009 to 2013 under a project funded by the US Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women, which launched the UI's Violence Prevention Education effort. She is an officer and member of the League of Women Voters of Johnson County, and an Adjunct Instructor in the UI Department of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies. Linda is active as a professional development trainer and consultant on issues related to gender and sexual violence, diversity, and social change.