Linda C. Venenciano, PhD, is a Professor and Interim Director at Pacific University's School of Learning & Teaching. A mathematics education researcher with over two decades of experience, she has held faculty and research appointments at the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa, where she was a long-standing member of the Curriculum Research & Development Group. Her scholarship focuses on algebraic thinking, early mathematics learning, and teacher professional development, with work appearing in journals such as Educational Studies in Mathematics, Mathematics Teacher, and Investigations in Mathematics Learning. She has authored and co-authored curriculum materials, secured grants exceeding $1.7 million, and presented her research at major national and international conferences.