Linda Romey is a Benedictine Sister of Erie, Pennsylvania. She is the community's web developer/designer and does marketing for Monasteries of the Heart, Benetvision and the Erie Benedictines. She is a former marketing and advertising manager for the National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company. Prior to entering the Erie Benedictines, she worked seven years in Colombia, partially under the aegis of the Denver Archdiocese. She holds a bachelor's degree in theology from Rockhurst University and a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University.
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