Linda Gold Readey

Linda Gold Readey emerged at Wittenburg University as a "shifter," a changemaker who reflected the motto "having light, we pass it on to others," and she carried that spirit to UA, where she became the founding executive director of the UA Community Foundation and helped secure its first major gift to UA, the Amelita Mirolo Barn at Sunny 95 Park. A guiding example of volunteerism, she served on the UA school board, graduated from the Columbus and UA leadership programs, joined the UA Rotary, served as president of the Children's Hospital guidance centers, sat on the board of First Community Church, and directed Promote UA. During seven years with the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, she helped oversee the design and construction of Columbus' first world-class convention center, helped develop and support major sports and arts events, and planned the hosting of the United Nations Trade Summit. Rotary named her the 1983 Northwest Woman of the Year, and she received the Margine Moul Leadership Award in 2011. With a sparkling smile, innovative creativity, and superb communication skills, and as the loving wife of Jim for 48 years, mother of Jay and Jonathan, and grandmother of Chad, Evelyn, and Oliver, she built community, teamwork, and ideas.

Upper Arlington, Ohio · United States