Linda Keely

With over twenty years of experience in federal, state, and local agencies, Linda Keely actualizes the reform of institutional policies, practices, and perspectives so all people have the equal opportunity to thrive. She works to reveal the truth, stop the harm, and repair the damage of structural racism. As a founder and trustee of RAW (Redistribute Agency & Wealth) Trust, a private operating foundation, she advocates for the decolonization of wealth and secures resources for the Black community to self-organize. In her role as the Executive Director of the Baltimore City Office of Child Support Services, she built a culture of trust and accountability. Her work resulted in transformative client experiences, demonstrated by changing feedback from “This place is the absolute worst place in the world” to “Best service I had in 16 years.”

Linda has changed institutional culture and created more effective services in multiple roles and geographies: as the Human Services Deputy Director for Wake County, North Carolina; as the Deputy Program & Operations Manager for the Federal Administration for Children & Families in Washington, DC; and as the Technical Director for Family Self Sufficiency for ICF International based in Virginia. 

Her work is enhanced by her formal education, which includes a Bachelor of Science in Information & Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Baltimore.