Lin Rudder earned her B.A. in English and History and her M.Ed. in Secondary Education from George Mason University. 

Ms. Rudder spent five years in Prince William County at Gar-Field High School teaching English and running their Freshmen Academy program. She currently works with the Lightridge Lead Up senior cohort and serves as the Lightridge Equity Lead.

Ms. Rudder has a number of hobbies such as teaching yoga and playing Dungeons & Dragons