Linda Pascotto

Linda Pascotto is the President of the Board of Directors of The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF), a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping people around the world discover the words of Prem Rawat, known also as Maharaji, and to improving the quality of life for those most in need.
Mrs. Pascotto served on the Board of Trustees of Viewpoint School in Calabasas, California, and is now a trustee emeritus for the school. She supports directly and through her private foundation many charitable organizations that promote specific cultural, social and educational work. She A resident of Zephyr Cove, Nevada, she is a well-known philanthropist, an avid nature lover and a private investor.
Born in San Mateo, California, Mrs. Pascotto attended Girls’ Collegiate in Claremont, California, where she graduated with honors. She continued her education at the University of Denver, where she received a degree in political science.
After graduation, Mrs. Pascotto worked as a nature and wildlife photographer and cinematographer. She filmed in Glacier Park, Montana, when living in nearby Whitefish, and then moved to Moose, Wyoming, where she filmed extensively in Grand Teton National Park and throughout Jackson Hole. She also enjoyed teaching still photography, especially on float trips down the Snake and Colorado Rivers.
Mrs. Pascotto created and produced many educational films and filmstrips until 1977, when she moved to Southern California, raised her two children, Seth and Graham, and participated in many of their academic and sports endeavors. Concurrently, she developed an active interest in various philanthropic educational activities.
Since moving to Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, Mrs. Pascotto has been active in raising funds for several nonprofit organizations in that area: Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe; Lake Tahoe Community College; the Reno public broadcasting station (KNPB); and the Reno public radio station (KNPR). She also continues her work on behalf of the Arthritis National Research Foundation, serves on the Board of Visitors for Pine Manor College in Massachusetts, and is a patron of the Los Angeles opera. Mrs. Pascotto continues to travel throughout the world in pursuit of her primary passion of supporting and participating in activities involving Prem Rawat and TPRF.

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