Linda Linda Rose is Director of Outreach for the PEALCenter.Linda, the mother of three children, has been involved with the disability and special education system since the birth of her youngest daughter, Sarah, in August of 1990.She worked for Parent to Parent of ARC Allegheny as a Parent Group Leader until she received a grant from the PA Developmental Disabilities Council, matched in part by ARC Allegheny.She was the Coordinator of the project called CORE – Community Organized Representatives for Education, coordinating workshops in an effort to educate parents about systems and services within the MH/MR and Special Education communities. She has served and continues to serve on advisory committees for a number of disability organizations. She was a member of the original Board of Directors for the PEALCenter. She graduated from the Wheeler Business School in Pittsburgh. Her advanced coursework includes the study of English, Psychology and the MH/MR System.She now resides in Erie with her husband and youngest daughter.