Dr. Linda Yoder served as an active-duty Army Nurse Corps officer for 28 years, retiring at the rank of colonel. She has cared for military service members and veterans throughout her career, and she has conducted research regarding their needs and issues. Dr. Yoder is an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nursing Fellowship (2011 Cohort), and she is a past president of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and also is a member of several professional nursing organizations including the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, the Oncology Nursing Society, the Association of Nurse Executives, the American Nurses Association, and Sigma Theta Tau International.