Oct 21, 2021
Linda was the first to go to college in her family and to become a Certified Public Accountant. She was born to very young, uneducated parents who reinforced the importance of school. After her uncle shamed her for getting a bad report card in first grade, it had a tremendous effect on her – so much so that she never brought home a bad report card again!
After high school, she was not thinking of going to college until her boss on her first job at Lloyd’s Department store recognized that she was good with numbers and encouraged her to go to school for bookkeeping…and she fell in love with it.
After many years of school, and supporting herself, she got her accounting degree and later became a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand, a prestigious New York financial services company. Now, she is the CEO of her 30-year old company, Linda Hamilton, CPA LLC. Linda gives back by mentoring and supporting the community and other business owners.