Linnea is a native of Waterford Wisconsin. She earned a B.S. in Animal Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017 and a M.S. in Agricultural Communications at Oklahoma State University in 2021. After graduation, Linnea stayed at OSU as an instructor in the Agricultural Communications department. Linnea has professional experience in news writing, photography, social media management, and strategic communications. In 2023 Linnea started working as the Rural Renewal Initiative Coordinator where she focuses on communications, assisting with the Rural Scholar Program, and working with the team to coordinate all the happenings within the Rural Renewal Initiative.