Mr. Lindquist started his teaching career after two years at Buena Vista University's Council Bluffs campus attaining his Post-Baccalaureate in Secondary Education (teaching certification). He has his Master's degree from UNOmaha in Secondary Instruction - with a focus on Technology. He worked in the journalism field for five years from 2004-2009: two in television (WOI-TV 5 in Des Moines) and all five in two stints of radio (WOI Radio AM 640 in Ames, IA, KFMT/KHUB in Fremont, NE).

His wife is quite the journalist as well, previously working for The Daily NonPareil for Council Bluffs, with the Public Relations Department (Social Media Specialist) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and the communications firm, EmSpace Group, serving Omaha and Council Bluffs. She is currently the Director of Communications for a nonprofit in Council Bluffs.He leans on her heavily for current information in the social media realm.