Lina graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with an emphasis in Advertising, Graphic Design and Marketing.  Lina became an entry level designer at C.C. Creations, the largest screen printing and embroidery company in Texas.  Within one year, she moved into the senior designer level working on corporate accounts such as Frito-Lay, Walt Disney, Garfield, Looney Tunes, ESPN, X-Games and many more.  Lina was promoted to Licensing Director her second year.  While working in the licensing arena, she built rapport with NBA, NHL, Lou Brock and Major League Baseball, top ranked universities, and a variety of professional athletes.  She was the forefront of the company making presentations for licenses C.C. Creations wanted to obtain.  Lina was  promoted to Art Director in 1999.  She molded the art department into an award winning art department and organized it for success.  In 2004, she was promoted to Merchandise Director.  After 11 years with C.C. Creations, Lina is now the Co-owner and Senior Designer of Twinz Co. Graphic Design where she works side by side with her identical twin sister, Tina.  Lina balances her time with her step son, Collin, her husband, Kenneth, and her family while playing a key role in ABWA.