Linda Daughtery

Linda Daugherty has lived in Southwest Missouri for most of her life with her husband Jeff, 3 children, 4 grandchildren, and loves our cities. She is the Chief Operating Officer of the Academy of Hair Design and BeVelle Barber School, located in Springfield, MO, Austin, TX, and Rwanda, Africa. She serves as President of the Nixa Board of Education and on the Advisory Board of Springfield Dream Center. She defines her leadership by her personal purpose statement ‘Empowering People, Achieving Dreams.’ Seeing this happen within the Academy staff and students has created a culture of generosity and shared purpose that is making a lasting impact within our cities and beyond.