About Linda Garrou

Family: 
Married to John Garrou with two daughters

Education/Experience: 
UNC-CH, MAT History (67); University of Georgia, B.S. in Education in Secondary Education ('64) ; Guardian ad Litem- Regional Adminstrator; Forsyth County Juvenile Justice Council

Community Organizations: 
Founding chairman of NC Chief Advocacy Council, now Action for Children; Leadership Winston-Salem; Elder at First Presbyterian, Winston-Salem Junior League, Piedmont Triad Leadership Group, Novant Community Advisory Board, UNC Public Life Advisory Council; 2008 Legislator of the Year Award, Autism Society of North Carolina

Committee Involvement: 
Appropriations/Base Budget (Co-Chair); Commerce; Education; Finance; Pensions/Retirement/Aging (Vice Chair); Select Committee for Employee Health and Medical Benefits