Advisors | Linda Manning

Linda Manning is honored to serve as a counselor for Be Team International. She has had numerous opportunities to host visiting Afghan doctors at her home in Pennsylvania and is impressed with their humility. She is well-aware of the challenges of living in Afghanistan, especially insurgency related violence and the paucity of good healthcare

Linda earned her bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. A two-sport collegiate athlete, she coached field hockey and lacrosse as an assistant at the University of Pennsylvania. She has taught in the public-school system for 18 years.

Married for over 38 years, she is a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoys gardening in her spare time.