Linda Braddy is President of Dallas College - Brookhaven in Farmer's Branch, Texas, where she is responsible for leading initiatives which contribute to the vibrancy, growth, and economic stability of Dallas County. She also recently served as interim Provost for Dallas College as they transitioned to from seven independently accredited colleges to a singly-accredited college. She previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) at Tarrant County College (TCC) Northeast Campus near Fort Worth, Texas, where she oversaw the library; academic support services; academic divisions, including both credit and non-credit technical programs; dual credit, and early college high schools. Prior to her role as VPAA, she served as Deputy Executive Director of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) in Washington, D.C., a professional association for mathematics faculty, where she oversaw programs, public policy efforts, the Competitions Department, and the Meetings and Facilities Department. While at MAA, she increased the externally funded programs portfolio from $8 million to $14.5 million and co-authored A Common Vision for Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Programs in 2025 (https://www.maa.org/programs-and-communities/curriculum%20resources/common-vision) and the MAA Instructional Practices Guide (https://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/InstructPracGuide_web.pdf).
Prior to Dr. Braddy’s transition to the non-profit world in D.C., she served as dean of the Division of Health and Natural Sciences at TCC South Campus, during which time she assisted with the transition of the Nursing program to the Trinity River Campus, and subsequently served as dean of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the South Campus. Immediately prior to her tenure as dean at TCC, she chaired the Department of Mathematics at East Central University (ECU) in Ada, Oklahoma, where she was a tenured, full professor. At ECU, she directed professional development programs for K-12 mathematics teachers and other grant-funded initiatives to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics, directed initiatives to redesign courses and programs, and won multiple teaching awards at the local and regional levels. She has raised a total of $18.5 million in gifts and grants over the course of her career. She also ran her own successful small business for eight years prior to entering graduate school, employing two staff members and providing monthly merchandise inventory service for convenience stores.
Dr. Braddy received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Oklahoma, and her research area is undergraduate mathematics education. She has worked throughout her career to promote the use of evidence-based teaching practices that improve student learning outcomes, particularly in developmental and gateway mathematics courses, and in recent years has focused on promoting social justice in society via equity and inclusion in higher education across the board.
Dr. Braddy has lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex for seven of the past ten years. She has four children and four grandchildren, most of whom also live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Her favorite pastime is spending time with her family, but she also enjoys volunteering in the community, reading, playing golf, and working out.
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