Linda Walker Hall, Residential Services Director, has been with Horizons since 1992. Linda is also the agency nurse, a certified behavior analyst, and a certified supported living coach trainer. Linda began her career in the service field at Milton’s Geriatric Residential Center (now known as WFCCC), as a lead tech working for people with mental illness diagnoses. After 10 years at GRC, she started work at Pensacola Cluster Facility working for individuals with profound developmental disabilities. She soon started nursing school and transferred to Pensacola Developmental Center as a house supervisor. At PDC, she continued as house supervisor until her transfer to the Nursing Department as Charge Nurse. Linda obtained her Florida Behavior Analyst Certification while at PDC and in 1991 was recruited by John Askew at ARC in Ft. Walton Beach. Linda left PDC after another 10 years to work as Residential Manager for ARC. She began to learn about the residential side of developmental disabilities. Linda stayed with ARC FWB during the transition to Horizons of Okaloosa. During the last 40 years, her relationships with Agency for Persons with Disabilities; other provider agencies; support coordinator agencies; physicians; pharmacists; families and staff have continued and grown and are invaluable in her position as Residential Director. She supervises group homes, supported living, in-home-support, and behavior departments. She is looking forward to retirement in 8 years and leaving the department managers to carry on. She hopes to develop a residential retirement home for some of the residents that would like to retire with her.
