Linda Reynolds has been the Director of the East Texas Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University since 2007. Her involvement with digitization began in 2003 with a Texas Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund (TIF) grant with the creation of Texas Tides. She currently serves as the Texas State Genealogical Society Archivist. Part of her role is to speak to genealogical and historical societies about preservation and digitization. Linda has been involved in higher education and archives for almost 20 years. She serves on masters thesis committees and works with faculty in integrating the archives into the curriculum. She is also involved in various community projects.