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For information on working women’s issues, statistics or 9to5's take on breaking news, call or email 9to5's national Public Relations Coordinator Susan Berryman Rodriguez at (404) 222-0030 or susan [at] 9to5 [dot] org. 9to5 can provide comment from experts and working women across the country.

About Linda Meric, executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women:  Meric is a nationally-known speaker and expert on issues affecting low-wage women. To schedule an interview or speaking engagment, please contact the Public Relations Coordinator at (404) 222-0030 or susan [at] 9to5 [dot] org.

Linda Meric  helped found 9to5 Colorado in 1996 and served as the chapter’s Director until the Fall of 2004 when she became 9to5’s national Executive Director. Under Linda’s leadership, 9to5 has won important victories in the arenas of work-family, anti-discrimination, wages, good jobs, welfare, unemployment and child care.

 Before coming to 9to5, Linda spent 20 years as a labor and community organizer in Colorado. She served on the International Steering Committee of Teamsters for a Democratic Union and, in 1984, was the first woman elected as the Principle Executive Officer of a Teamsters local union in the Rocky Mountain region.

In addition to her labor union organizing, Linda has a long history of community organizing experience in Colorado. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Political Science from Duke University, and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Linda has received several awards for her work with, and on behalf of, low-income women. In 2006, Linda was awarded the Denver Women’s Commission first annual Community Service Award, the Colorado Women’s Agenda Foremother Award, and the Community Resource Center Legend Award (Social Justice category). In 2007, she received the Women’s Foundation of Colorado Be Bold Award. In 2009, she received the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado’s Advancing Equality award.

For the full-length copy of Meric's resume, please see the attachment.