24/7 with

Linda Jackson

Vice President for Development, BRIDGES, Memphis, TN

If I could do it all over again: I would play more. If I were a superheroine, I would be: Wonder Woman. The smartest woman I know: My mother. The most important thing I ever lost: My grandparents, James and Gertrude. The worst idea I’ve ever had: My girlfriends and I decided to get Jheri curls in the 10th grade. I had a bad hair day every day for six months. Words I live by: If you look at what you do not have in life, you don’t have anything. If you look at what you have in life, you have everything. One thing I never want to do again: Go back to high school. I was the tallest and skinniest person at myschool. The food I could eat every day: Ice cream. If I could be totally wild, I would: Move to Las Vegas and be a Rockette. The nickname I wish I had: Cutie Pie. If I had a vanity plate on my car, it would say: “Blessed.” My work: At BRIDGES, a nonprofit that provides hands-on ways for adults and youth to fight racism and poverty, I get to meet and talk with people on a daily basis who are passionate about our city and its future. My passions: My family and good food. My favorite possession: My PJ’s. I love to lounge and read. The best thing I ever won: The school spelling bee in the 6th grade. I got a trophy and everything. I had to spell “rogue.”