Holwick-Bond, Linda
Class of 1976
Inducted in 2010

Public Service

President, Linda Bond & Associates
Linda received her Bachelor's Degree with honors in Art History from the University of Maryland. Following her passion for politics, went to Washington, DC in 1980 and worked in the Reagan administration and in the 1984 Reagan campaign for the President's speechwriter. From 1985 until 1991 she was the Director for Germany of the International Rescue Committee, living in Munich and aiding refugees from former Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union going to the United States where they sought asylum.

She returned to the United States in 1992 to become Finance Director for Empower America, a think tank run by Jack Kemp, and later Finance Director for the Steve Forbes presidential campaign. From that point on, Linda became one of Washington's most respected fundraisers and event organizers.

She served as the Finance Director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, raising money for Republican senators across the nation. She was called upon to direct the National Cathedral portions of the funeral of Ronald Reagan for Mrs. Reagan, and later to do the same for Mrs. Ford for the funeral of President Gerald Ford. She is currently a Senior Consultant to the Ronald Reagan Library and Foundation, with her focus on events and fundraising for President Reagan's Centennial Celebration in 2011 in Washington, DC, London, Berlin, Prague and Budapest. She is married to Kit and lives in Chevy Chase, MD and in Mexico, MO.