Lynda Holden is the Interim Dean – for the School of Transportation and School of Manufacturing and Automation at SAIT. After working as an aircraft maintenance engineer Lynda returned to SAIT as instructor and became program chair. She was appointed Associate Dean of Aviation and Technology in 2019 and Interim Dean in 2023. Lynda holds a Bachelor of Technology in Leadership and Management from Thompson Rivers University, is the outgoing president of the National Training Association (NTA) and is a board member of the Strategic Alberta Aviation Council, an aviation industry council recommending body. She is currently enrolled in the Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies program at Royal Roads University.