Our People

Linda will join DBD Group December 2020.

For over twenty years, Linda has served as a senior executive in both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. She has a hands-on financial management and analysis background, and brings with her experience in budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and cash management.

Linda helps our clients make wise decisions that support their vision and mission, providing counsel on:

• Sustainability assessment and business model analysis for non-profits, including program/membership margin analysis
• Development of overall project budgets, cash flow, sources and uses for capital projects and organization expansion
• Strategic financial overview and overhead analysis to determine the ability of an organization to carry debt
• Due diligence and proformas for mergers and collaborations
• Interim CFO or other temporary staffing to help an organization with short-term needs
• Non-profit CFO coaching and mentoring

Before joining DBD, Linda served for eighteen years as Chief Financial Officer for nonprofit organizations such as the YMCA of Greater Waukesha County, the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Art Museum. She also worked with nonprofit organizations while in public accounting and lead an internal audit team for a bank holding company.

Linda also served as a Partner Professional with the YMCA of the USA providing financial evaluation and guidance for Ys across the United States.

Linda holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She has completed certificate programs from the University of Notre Dame (Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits) and the Graduate School of Banking.

Linda is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in both Wisconsin and Iowa. She has served on many community boards and is currently serving as Treasurer of the board of Milwaukee Irish Fest.

Linda and her family live in Wisconsin and enjoy their time together participating in silent sports such as cycling, hiking, cross country skiing and kayaking.