Linda Risk

Linda Risk is Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations for the YMCA of Delaware. Linda has worked at the Y for six years, fulfilling many roles, including supervising statewide operations in marketing, membership, fitness, aquatics, youth/childcare, and information technology. She also served as the Executive Director for the Brandywine Y, providing leadership during a five-million-dollar capital expansion project.

Linda has 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, fundraising, and non-profit management. She started her career as a news anchor and reporter for CN8 The Comcast Network and ABC’s WMDT 47 News. She later transitioned into the non-profit sector doing marketing, communications, and development for Kent County Tourism and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

A born and raised Delawarean, Linda attended the University of Delaware, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Leadership and Consumer Economics. She later completed her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Goldey Beacom College.