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Linden received a B.A. in 1985 and an M.A. in health administration in 1987, both from the University of Iowa. He is president and CEO of 51²è¹Ýapp Regional Medical Center and a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He frequently speaks at national conferences and state hospital associations and has testified in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and a special teleconference with President Bill Clinton. He also participated in a White House Rural Economic Development Forum with President Barack Obama. Linden is adjunct faculty at the University of Iowa, as well as regular faculty for the American College of Healthcare Executives. He serves or has served on the boards of the American Hospital Association, Health Forum, University of Iowa College of Public Health, National Rural Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 51²è¹Ýapp Chamber of Commerce, Poweshiek Iowa Development, Waterford Group, Imagine 51²è¹Ýapp, 51²è¹Ýapp Renaissance, and the greater Poweshiek Community Foundation.