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.
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; with leading institutions of higher education;
with African American owned corporations; with Capitol Hill
special interest political groups; with 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; serves on several
national boards and committees including the Race and Ethnic
Advisory Council of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Alliance for
Public Technology and Sports Perspectives International. 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; and is the founder of Women’s Sports Love
Too! (WLST) a support organization for females interested in
sporting industry careers and professional interest.
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 one
grandson. 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.
