Linda Fussell joined the Gilman team as Head of Lower School in 2021. She most recently was the Head of Lower School at the Dwight School Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to that role she was the Associate Director of Preschool and Kindergarten at the Dwight School in New York City, where she also spent time as an early elementary teacher. Linda has additional experience working internationally in Zimbabwe, Switzerland, and Guatemala. She is a graduate of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Multinational Business and a Master of Science in Early Childhood Education. In 2026, she earned her doctorate Leadership and Learning in Organizations from Vanderbilt University Peabody College.