Linda J. Armstrong has a broad background in education as a classroom teacher, early childhood program administrator, trainer, consultant and adjunct professor. She holds three degrees in education, is the author of Family Child Care Homes, and coauthor of Great Afterschool Programs That Wow! Linda is the former chair of the Association of Early Childhood Education International (ACEI) Early Childhood Committee and recipient of a Phi Delta Kappa grant for action research. She has been awarded U.S. Army and Air Force medals for her contributions to their children and youth programs and the Irving Rubenstein award for the U.S. Army New Manager of the Year.