Linda GatesLinda Gates is district director of job placement and work-based learning at East Mississippi Community College. She implemented the work-based learning program at EMCC, which allows students to earn college credits for on-the-job training. She also chairs EMCC’s annual job fair and serves on the executive committee of another regional job fair, both part of the Governor’s Job Fair Network. She received bachelor's, master's, and education specialist degrees from Mississippi College.