Experience. Leadership. Energy.

Linda Evans is Mayor for the City of La Quinta and has served as Mayor since 2014. Prior to that, she served on La Quinta’s City Council beginning in 2009.

 

Linda is also the Chief Strategy Officer of Community Advocacy for the Desert Care Network, which comprises Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs), JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio), and Hi-Desert Medical Center (Joshua Tree).  She has worked for the hospitals’ parent company, Tenet Healthcare for nearly 30 years. 
 

Linda received a Bachelor's Degree in Communications/Public Relations from California State University, Fullerton.  She holds two Master's Degrees: one in Health Administration and the other in Gerontology, both obtained from the University of La Verne, California.

Linda serves on the following Boards/Commissions:

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• Coachella Valley Association of Governments – Executive Committee; Energy and Sustainability Committee; and Conservation Commission  

• Visit Greater Palm Springs (Convention & Visitors Bureau) – Joint Powers Authority

• Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine  

• Coachella Valley Energy Commission

• Impact Through Golf Foundation (AMEX Golf Tournament, LQ)

• Palm Springs Air Museum 

• La Quinta Rotary Club  

 

Her role with the Desert Care Network and Mayor provides for extensive networking across a large spectrum of agencies, organizations and community groups – all of which have a common goal of ensuring access to care, healthy eating, and safe and active living.

 

Quality of life is a key driver in how Linda measures success in her hospital outreach and her civic duty.

 

Linda and her husband, Tim, have been married for nearly 29 years.  You can often find Linda hiking the La Quinta trails with her hiking group.