In 1980, Linda formed KSI Corporation, a firm specializing in leadership and management development. Prior to KSI, Linda was an executive with SmithKline Corporation and the Center for Creative Leadership; the Director of Organization Development for Food Lion, Inc. (the company founded by her father); and a public high school teacher. She has been an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston, in the Sociology and Women’s Studies programs teaching Complex Organizations and Leadership.
Linda has been a small business owner and a leader here in South Carolina for 25 years. In her early career, she worked with Fortune 500 companies on planning, management and leadership. For the past 14 years, she has taught management skills to nonprofit organizations, providing them the tools to apply business solutions to South Carolina problems and opportunities.
Some of Linda’s leadership positions include: President of The Coastal Community Foundation, President of Charleston Interfaith Crisis Ministries, Chair of the Mayor's Council On Homelessness and Affordable Housing, Chair of the S.C. Housing Trust Fund, Founder of South Carolina Citizens For Housing, Founder of Alliance for Full Acceptance, Founder of Charleston Affordable Housing and South Carolina Equality Coalition. She has served on the boards of the Hollings Cancer Center, Health Sciences Foundation, YWCA of the USA, Riley Public Policy Institute, and the College of Charleston Women Studies program. Linda attended Leadership America, Leadership South Carolina and is a frequent and enthusiastic participant at Renaissance Weekend. Having established the Women’s Fund, Ketner Fund, and the Fund for Social Justice at the Coastal Community Foundation, she oversees grants to community organizations working on South Carolina opportunities. She also established four scholarships for young leaders at the College of Charleston.
Linda earned her B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and an M.A. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She has an honorary Doctorate in Sociology from Columbia College and lives in Charleston.
Linda is running for Congress in the 1st District of South Carolina. Click on the logo above for more information, to sign up to volunteer, or to donate online.
