Background
Chase, Linda aka Lina was born on September 25, 1943 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Albert A. and Frances (Rosenstein) Lessner.
Chase, Linda aka Lina was born on September 25, 1943 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Albert A. and Frances (Rosenstein) Lessner.
Bachelor in Sociology, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1965. Master of Science in Criminal Justice, University New Haven, 1976. Master of Social Work, University Connecticut, 1983.
Caseworker Suffolk County Child Welfare, Bayshore, New York, 1966-1967. Social worker Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, 1967-1968, Department Child Welfare, New Haven, 1968-1970, Department Children and Youth Services, New Haven, 1976-1977. Supervisor parent-aides Coordinator Council for Children in Crisis, 1978-1984.
Director bereavement services Connecticut Hospice, Branford, 1984-1992, social worker, 1985-1988. Private practice, Orange, Connecticut, 1985-1997, Branford, 1990—2003. Oncology social worker Yale New Haven Hospital, since 2005.
Reiki master/practitioner, Branford, Connecticut, 1993—2003, New Haven, since 2005.
Married Alan Chase, September 14, 1968 (divorced June 1976). Children: Nicole Shana, Isaac Lessner.