About Us
"WHO THE HECK ARE YOU AND WHY AM I ON YOUR DISTRIBUTION LIST?"
... That's a darned good question and one I got this week from an out-of-stater to whom someone had emailed our link.
Below is my bio but the Readers Digest version is that I ran for Congress in the First Congressional District of South Carolina in 2008 and almost won.
"Almost" didn't give me a seat in Congress but the reasons I ran - a deep and abiding love for this state coupled with the frustration that we are failing
miserably in some vitally important areas both regionally and nationally - lead me to invite supporters from the campaign to stay connected and active in
returning government to principled leadership.
... That's a darned good question and one I got this week from an out-of-stater to whom someone had emailed our link.
Below is my bio but the Readers Digest version is that I ran for Congress in the First Congressional District of South Carolina in 2008 and almost won.
"Almost" didn't give me a seat in Congress but the reasons I ran - a deep and abiding love for this state coupled with the frustration that we are failing
miserably in some vitally important areas both regionally and nationally - lead me to invite supporters from the campaign to stay connected and active in
returning government to principled leadership.
Linda Ketner
Most recently, Linda was the 2008 Democratic nominee for United States
Congress, District 1, South Carolina. She took 48% of the vote, narrowly
losing to a 4-term incumbent in a District which had been Republican for the
past 28 years .
Linda is President of KSI Leadership and Management Development. Prior
to co-founding KSI, she was Director of Organization Development for Food
Lion Stores, responsible for New Product Design with the Center for
Creative Leadership; and, Manager of Organization Development for Smith
Kline Corporation. She has been adjunct professor at UNC-G and the
College of Charleston, teaching Complex Organizations and Leadership.
Active in her community, she has served as President of The Coastal
Community Foundation, President of Charleston Crisis Ministry, Chair of the
Mayor's Council On Homelessness and Affordable Housing, Chair of the S.
C. Housing Trust Fund, Co-founder of South Carolina Citizens For Housing
and served on the boards of the Hollings Cancer Center, Health Sciences
Foundation, and the YWCA of the USA. She is co-founder and past
President of Alliance for Full Acceptance and S.C. Equality Coalition and on
the advisory boards of the Riley Center for Urban Affairs and Policy
Studies, the College of Charleston Women & Gender Studies program, and
a trustee of the Free Enterprise Foundation. Having established the
Women’s Fund, Ketner Fund and Fund for Social Justice at the Coastal
Community Foundation, she oversees grants to community organizations
working for solutions to social problems.
Most recently, Linda was the 2008 Democratic nominee for United States
Congress, District 1, South Carolina. She took 48% of the vote, narrowly
losing to a 4-term incumbent in a District which had been Republican for the
past 28 years .
Linda is President of KSI Leadership and Management Development. Prior
to co-founding KSI, she was Director of Organization Development for Food
Lion Stores, responsible for New Product Design with the Center for
Creative Leadership; and, Manager of Organization Development for Smith
Kline Corporation. She has been adjunct professor at UNC-G and the
College of Charleston, teaching Complex Organizations and Leadership.
Active in her community, she has served as President of The Coastal
Community Foundation, President of Charleston Crisis Ministry, Chair of the
Mayor's Council On Homelessness and Affordable Housing, Chair of the S.
C. Housing Trust Fund, Co-founder of South Carolina Citizens For Housing
and served on the boards of the Hollings Cancer Center, Health Sciences
Foundation, and the YWCA of the USA. She is co-founder and past
President of Alliance for Full Acceptance and S.C. Equality Coalition and on
the advisory boards of the Riley Center for Urban Affairs and Policy
Studies, the College of Charleston Women & Gender Studies program, and
a trustee of the Free Enterprise Foundation. Having established the
Women’s Fund, Ketner Fund and Fund for Social Justice at the Coastal
Community Foundation, she oversees grants to community organizations
working for solutions to social problems.
Linda is an enthusiastic Renaissance Weekend Participant, Leadership America graduate and has been honored with the national Salute to
Citizenship Award, South Carolina Woman of Valor Award, Girl Scout Woman of Distinction Award, and the South Carolina Housing Achievement
Award. Also: The Malcolm D. Haven Award for Community Service, SCHA Woman of the Year, YWCA Lifetime Achievement, Center for Women
Foundation Award, SCGLPM Volunteer of the Year and SCGLBG Trailblazer Awards. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Columbia
College, as well as the NAACP, J. Arthur Brown Award for Outstanding Service and Friends Awards; and, the Urban League Arthur J. Clement
Award For Race Relations.
She holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A. from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro; and completed work
toward her unfinished Ph.D. at both Duke and Emory Universities.
Citizenship Award, South Carolina Woman of Valor Award, Girl Scout Woman of Distinction Award, and the South Carolina Housing Achievement
Award. Also: The Malcolm D. Haven Award for Community Service, SCHA Woman of the Year, YWCA Lifetime Achievement, Center for Women
Foundation Award, SCGLPM Volunteer of the Year and SCGLBG Trailblazer Awards. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Columbia
College, as well as the NAACP, J. Arthur Brown Award for Outstanding Service and Friends Awards; and, the Urban League Arthur J. Clement
Award For Race Relations.
She holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A. from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro; and completed work
toward her unfinished Ph.D. at both Duke and Emory Universities.
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