Linda B. Carter, who recently retired as CEO and president of Community Foundation of Broward after 23 years, has been named to the Holy Cross Health Board of Directors.
As CEO and president of the Community Foundation of Broward, Carter raised assets from $20 million to more than $220 million and increased annual grants from under $1 million a year to more than $1 million a month, enabling the Foundation to take a leadership role in addressing foster care reform, education and the arts, to name a few. Under her stewardship the Foundation was the first community foundations in Florida to be deemed in full compliance with National Standards and inclusion in the prestigious list of Top 100 community foundations nationwide. Previously, she was executive vice president of the Museum of Discovery and Science where she created and executed a long-range plan to become a world class science center.
Carter currently serves as secretary of the board of trustees of Florida House on Capitol Hill, the State Embassy on Capitol Hill that connects, celebrates and champions Florida. She also sits on the grants, nominating and marketing committees for Funding Arts Broward. Among the many boards she has served on are Broward Workshop, Jack and Jill Children’s Center, Museum of Discovery and Science, Funding Arts Broward and Urban League of Greater Fort Lauderdale.
