Linda Timko Liang has over a decade of experience in public education, and brings her perspective as a former classroom teacher, school leader, and network curriculum leader to BUGS. She began her career as a Teach for America corps member in Oklahoma City, where she taught 4th grade. In 2016, she joined Coney Island Prep, a charter school network based in South Brooklyn, as a classroom teacher, before serving as a founding Vice Principal of the Upper Elementary School in 2021. She currently serves as the Director of Humanities, K-5. Linda has a BS from Carnegie Mellon University and a M.Ed from The University of Oklahoma, and sits on the Ed and Accountability Committee at BUGS.