Linda Grubba retired from public education after 37 years of experience as a teacher, then a counselor and district counselor supervisor.
She taught at the college level in Sydney, Australia, and was an adjunct professor in the Graduate Counseling Program at the University of Lynchburg.
While in Australia she led a community action coalition focused on improving child care in the Blue Mountain Region of New South Wales.
Grubba was one of the first school counselors in Virginia to earn the credential of School-Based Registered Play Therapist from the Association for Play Therapy. She has also served on the administrative board of the Campbell County Department of Social Services.
She has presented trainings and workshops in a variety of settings all over Virginia. Her topics have included issues related to community collaboration, emotional intelligence, parenting, creating positive school climate and safety, conflict resolution, program development, play therapy, and developing resiliency.
Her professional involvement includes the Virginia Counselors Association, Lynchburg Area Counselors Association, Virginia Alliance for School Counseling, Virginia Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors, Association for Play Therapy, and the Virginia Association for Play Therapy.
She has been the recipient of the American Counseling Association Emerging Leader Award, the Virginia Counselors Association Van Hoose Career Service Award, the Lynchburg College Outstanding Alumni Award, the Virginia School Counselor Spirit Award, and the Virginia Counselors Association Foundation John R. Cook Award.