Linda Selvin is the Executive Director of the Appraisers Association of America, the premier association of appraisers of the fine and decorative arts and collectables. Linda has 25 years of experience in the visual arts and association management. She began her career as the Gallery Manager of the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art and went on to become the Program Officer at The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, distributing funds internationally to artists of both merit and need. For 10 years, she served as the Executive Director of the New York Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Linda holds a Bachelor of Science in Arts Administration from Wagner College and a Master’s in Public Administration from Baruch College, CUNY. She has been a guest lecturer both nationally and internationally, and since 2019 has been an Adjunct Instructor in the graduate program of Visual Arts Administration Program at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. She is currently the Chair of The Appraisal Foundation’s Advisory Council (TAFAC) based in Washington D.C. and a member of their Personal Property Issues Committee. Linda is also a member of ArtTable and the Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM).