Linda Hutson Green filled the position of Dan River Business Development Center (DRBDC) President on July 1 of 2004.  Green worked with the initial planning committee for the DRBDC and served with the original Board of Directors for the formative six years that included the building’s construction and initial tenant placement.

Green, a local native, joined the DRBDC from Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology, where she served as Managing Director for Entrepreneurship and Federal Funding.  She also served as program manager for CIT’s network of entrepreneurship centers and managed CIT’s Federal Funding Assistance Program, providing small technology businesses support in seeking research grants and government contracts through outreach events and consultation services.  These programs were managed in conjunction with the Small Business Administration’s Federal and State Technology Partnership Program and the Defense Logistics Agency’s Procurement Technical Assistance Program.  Green also served as Executive Director of the Governor’s Virginia Research and Technology Advisory Commission.

Ms. Green joined CIT in 1989 as Southside Virginia’s Technology Transfer Agent and then served as CIT Regional Director in the Danville, Lynchburg, Martinsville areas, wherein she provided direct assistance to technology based businesses.  She subsequently served as Industry Director for Advanced Manufacturing.  Prior to joining CIT, Ms.Green spent thirteen years in the manufacturing sector as a quality engineer for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Danville.  She has also served as an adjunct faculty member for Averett University and Danville Community College, and has co-authored various publications with Duke University, the Center for Creative Leadership, the Technology Transfer Society, Virginia Manufacturers Association and Lead’s International Consulting Firm. Green has served as an award evaluator for state and federal programs, including NSF, and NIST. 

Green chaired the U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award Board for Virginia, and served on the National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing’s Advanced Manufacturing Leadership Council. Additional involvements include Virginia’s FIRST Program with NASA, the Business Technology Center at Virginia Tech, Southern Piedmont Technology Council, West Piedmont Regional Alliance, and the Regional Center for Applied Technology and Training. She served as Campaign Director for Pittsylvania County's United Way, and as President to Riverview Rotary, Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Southside.

Linda is a Certified Quality Engineer and ISO Lead Auditor, with an M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, a B.S. from Averett College (University), and a Certificate in Quality Control from Danville Community College.  She and her husband Wayne reside in Dry Fork, Virginia and their daughter Brandi is a student at Virginia Tech.

The Dan River Business Development Center is a joint venture with local funding provided from Danville and Pittsylvania County.  Green’s responsibilities include operations of the business development center to facilitate the creation of new businesses locally.  She works to develop an educational and support network for services which complement existing and emerging industry’s needs through a comprehensive set of value-added business development center programs that enable entrepreneurs to succeed.