Linda James
Senior Vice President, Au Pair in America
Linda is an experienced and pragmatic professional who, during her over 30-year career, has held several senior positions working within multi-cultural business environments.
For the last 12 years she has held the post of Senior Vice President of Au Pair in America (a division of AIFS) and this has given her detailed insight into the issues and opportunities facing the au pair industry and of the life-changing experiences the au pair programme offers young people from around the world.
Her earlier 22 year career working within the airline industry included exposure to sales, marketing and procurement functions. These have provided her with a keen eye for innovation combined with a strong sense of the importance of robust and structured business practises.
Linda was elected to join the IAPA board during the IAPA 2015 Annual General Meeting in Lisbon.