Linda Redmond Taylor is a longtime supporter of TNSTEP and a passionate advocate for students with special education needs. As the mother of a son with multiple disabilities, Linda has firsthand experience advocating for the rights of students, and she credits her son, Jesse Hezekiah Taylor, with shaping her into a dedicated and fiery advocate.
She is an ASHA-certified, part-time Speech/Language Pathologist with the Shelby County Schools System in Memphis, Tennessee. Linda earned a bachelor’s degree (cum laude) in Communicative Disorders from the University of Mississippi and a master’s degree (cum laude) in Speech/Language Pathology from the University of Memphis. While at Ole Miss, she helped form the University of Mississippi Gospel Choir, serving as its original pianist for four years, and pledged Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.
Linda lives in Memphis with her husband, Bro. Franco Taylor, with whom she co-owns Right Stuff Health Ministries, and their two sons.