Linda Orzechowski was the recording secretary for the Committee on Illumination and Text, assisting the group from 2005 through the project’s completion. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in theology from Saint Mary’s University in Winona.

Prior to working at Saint John’s University, Linda worked for seventeen years administering state and federal housing assistance with housing agencies in Duluth and Saint Cloud. Currently she is an Executive Assistant at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library at Saint John’s University, providing support to HMML’s Executive Director and its Board of Overseers, managing general office and finance systems, and assisting with programming events.