Warren G. Bennis, professor,
author, founding chairman -
USC's Leadership Institute

BIO

"Linda Belans is the consummate renaissance woman." Peggy Manring, Director, Education Future NOW Project/Distance Learning Technologies.

Linda Belans is a seasoned mentor and coach. She works with leaders at KIPP who take on the noble work of creating and running public charter schools for historically underserved students. She works with women engaged in identifying their dreams and passions to unleash their fullest potential. She coaches faculty at Duke University Medical Center to become more dynamic teachers and presenters, and coaches clients nationally to tell their stories in public forums.

Linda's clients have included the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities, National Association for Court Management, Judicial Council of California, The Fisher School Leadership Program, Georgetown University Medical Center, Wildacres Leadership Initiative, INSEAD, Bridges, O'BrienAtkins Architects and Carolantic Realty.

Linda hosted two public radio programs. She is the creator and original host of The State of Things, and is the recipient of a 2002 Gracie Allen award and Silver Reel award for Do No Harm, a radio magazine series on medical ethics she hosted and co-created with Jeremy Sugarman, MD and producer Beverley Abel. Linda has been a contributing writer for the Raleigh News and Observer for over 20 years.

She recently received a 2006 Gracie award for the video Health Arts Network at Duke: Arts and Humanities Partnering with Medicine. It was produced by Erica Rothman of Nightlight Productions and Carol Thompson of Firestream Media. Linda is also the recipient of the 2006 Duke University Diversity Award and the 2006 Duke Presidential Award.

Linda wrote and directed a faculty development video for the Executive Education program at the Fuqua School of Business - Duke University, and has designed and facilitated workshops for the Center for Executive Development, Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley.

Other honors and awards include a writing grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and a Mary Duke Biddle grant for public discussions. She was a Public Fellow in the Institute for Arts and Humanities at UNC Chapel Hill, a Fellow in the Institute of Political Leadership, and a planner and presenter for NC Governor James B. Hunt's first statewide initiatives on race relations (1999 and 2000).

She is on the advisory board of Gaston College Prep, a public charter school for historically underserved middle-schoolers, the advisory council for Project Compassion, and has served on the board of American Forum, a nonprofit media organization that works to encourage more citizen debate on important societal issues.

• Language of Leadership

• Harvest Women's Experience

• Women in Academia

• Teach Dynamically

• Manifest the Wisdom of Teams

• Problem-Solve Mindfully

"I felt your presentation
last weekend at the Leadership conference was one of the best hands on workshops I have ever attended (and I am old, 58)."

Academic Leaders Workshop attendee


"Linda Belans is the
consummate renaissance woman."

Peggy Manring, Director, Education Future NOW Project/Distance Learning Technologies

"What a revelation
you are! This was probably the most grueling and productive workshop I have attended in 20+ years of stuff. Thank you for sharing your insight and expertise."

Brooks Flemister, KIPP Foundation

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