Linda's consulting work specializes in board development, strategic planning and grant writing. She has been a Licensed Consultant with the Standards for Excellence Institute since 2014. As the Executive Director of Chesapeake Charities, a community foundation on Maryland’s eastern shore, Linda has facilitated the creation of 92 nonprofit funds and secured over $25 million for her clients since 2005. Prior to joining the nonprofit world, Linda served as a Managing Director of Millennium Capital Development, an investment firm that supported the creation of telecommunication and satellite ventures, and as Vice President of Treasury Bank, a “boutique” bank in the District of Columbia.