Linda Reynolds

Reynolds has held various positions, including:

• Electoral Officer and Shadow Ministerial Adviser 1990-94
• Liberal Party Senior Government Training Manager and Senior Campaign Officer 1996-98
• Senior Training and Development Officer, Army Command and Staff Training College Command 1999-2000
• Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Adviser to the Minister for Justice and Customs 2001-03
• Project Director/Strategic Performance and training Analyst, Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (NASA/JPL Facility) 2004
• Director Strategy Development, Raytheon Australia 2005
• Liberal Party Deputy Federal Director and National Training Director 2006-08[5]

Linda Reynolds served in the Army Reserve for 29 years (1984-2012) in both part and full-time positions.[3] During this period she acted as an Officer Cadet, Regional Logistical Officer (Second Lieutenant to Captain), Training Development Officer (Captain), Commanding Officer 5th Combat Service Support Battalion (Lieutenant Colonel), Military Instructor at the Army Command and Staff College (Lieutenant Colonel), Senior Career Manager (Lieutenant Colonel) and the Director of Active Standby Staff Group (Colonel).[3] Reynolds went on to become the adjutant general in the Australian Army Reserve as a brigadier, where she was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2011 Australia Day Honours for "outstanding achievement as the Director of Army Strategic Reform Program coordination".[6] On attaining the rank of brigadier in 2012, Reynolds became the first woman in the Australian Army Reserve to be promoted to a star rank.[7]

Reynolds has been a member of the Liberal Party from 1987, where she held senior positions within various branches of the Young Liberal Movement between 1987–1990.[3] She has over 20 years' experience working for Ministers, Members of Parliament and the Liberal Party of Australia. During this time, Reynolds was the deputy director of the Federal Liberal Party of Australia, National Campaign Manager and a Chief-of-Staff to Senator Chris Ellison Minister for Justice and Customs.[3]

• President, Hasluck Liberal Party Women's Committee[3]
• Member, Liberal Party from 1987[3]
• President, Canning Young Liberal Movement 1987-88[3]
• President, Pearce Young Liberal Movement 1989[3]
• Development Vice-President, Young Liberal Movement 1989-90[3]
• Vice-President, Liberal Party Kalamunda Branch 1990-91[3]
• Treasurer, Liberal Party Kalamunda Branch 1990-92[3]
• Vice-President, Liberal Party Pearce Division 1991-92[3]
• Senior Vice-President, Liberal Party Pearce Division 1992-93[3]
• Pearce Campaign Manager from 1993[3]
• Vice-President, Liberal Party Pearce Division 1994[3]
• Deputy Federal Director, Liberal Party 2006-08[3]
• National Campaign Manager, Liberal Party 2007[3]
• Campaign Manager, Hasluck Liberal Party 2013[3]

Reynolds was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University.[3] Additionally, she has various qualifications including:

• Graduate Diploma in Defence Management (University of Canberra)
• Graduate Certificate in Strategic Studies (Australian Defence College)
• Graduate Certificate in Training & Development (Australian Army and another from Southern Cross University)
• Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training (Southern Cross University)[5]

She is a granddaughter of Alfred Reynolds, a former Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.