As Executive Director of the National Organization of Black County Officials, Inc. (NOBCO), Linda is responsible for the overall daily operations of the organization, to include fiscal management, personnel and staffing matters, national programs development, private and public sector partnerships. She reports to the Chairman and the Board of Directors of NOBCO and provides leadership support to NABCO and the Business Roundtable.
Linda has more than twenty-five years of experience in organizational management including diversity policy creation and program implementation, political relationship building, organizational management, public relations, special events management and budget development.
Her career has the benefit of varied industry experiences, as well. Ms. Haithcox has worked for and with Fortune 500 corporations; leading institutions of higher education; African American owned corporations; Capitol Hill special interest political groups; numerous national and state political campaigns, including the 1992 Presidential Campaign; and with two of America’s highly respected national organizations: UNCF and the NAACP. Prior to joining NOBCO she was the Vice President of Corporate and Political Affairs The Romar Group, Inc.; a California based minority-owned apparel manufacturing company.
During her tenure with the NAACP, Ms. Haithcox directed the Economic Development Department by managing various projects including the Fair Share Program with more than fifty corporate agreements; the Corporate Advisory Council; the Commerce and Trade Council; and the Economic Reciprocity Initiative, which produced annual reviews from the lodging, cable, banking and telecommunications industries.
Ms. Haithcox, a Texaco Institute fellow; has served (and currently serving) on several national boards and committees including the Race and Ethnic Advisory Council (REAC) of the U.S. Census Bureau, Dominican Republic Sports and Education Academy (DRSEA), Alliance for Public Technology (APT) and Sports Perspectives International (SPI). She has also served on the Heinz Family Foundation Awards Nominating Committee; was featured in Black Enterprise magazines annual Board of Economists and Consumer Buying Power articles. She is the founder of Women’s Love Sports Too! (WLST) an organization for females interested sports, the sporting industry and sports career interests.
Linda holds a B.A. in Public Relations and a M.A. in Organizational Communications and Management. A native of Chicago and an avid sports fan, Linda has one son and two grandsons. She says that until the Bears recruit her as a take-no-stuff linebacker or when the Bulls are ready for an in-your-face point guard, she will continue to serve as an advocate for economic fairness for African Americans and women in business.
As Executive Director of the National Organization of Black County Officials, Inc. (NOBCO), Linda is responsible for the overall daily operations of the organization, to include fiscal management, personnel and staffing matters, national programs development, private and public sector partnerships. She reports to the Chairman and the Board of Directors of NOBCO and provides leadership support to NABCO and the Business Roundtable. 
