Reverend Linda L. McCarty, Class of 1980
EDUCATION
University of Chicago, Masters of Divinity
DePaul University, Juris Doctorate
Valparaiso University, Bachelor of Arts Intl. Economics & French
EMPLOYMENT
Faith In Practice, President and CEO
McCullough, Campbell, and Lane, Of Counsel & Attorney
Mesirow Financial, Vice President
Near North Insurance Brokerage, Inc., Vice President
CNA Insurance, Attorney
Gleason McGuire & Schreffler, Attorney
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Faith In Practice, Director of Outreach and Spiritual Development, Pastor and Translator
Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago, Assistant to Executive Director & Director of Interfaith Spiritual Care
Interfaith Collaboration of Emerging Leaders, Co-Director
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Mission Leader, Interfaith Leader
Southminister Presbyterian Church, Supply Pastor and Intern Pastor
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chaplain
RECOGNITION
Faith In Practice earned Charity Navigator’s 4-Star rating for the 8th consecutive year due its financial health, accountability, and transparency, an accomplishment earned by only 1% of charities in the U.S.
PROSPECT ACTIVITIES
Student Council
Powderpuff Football
WORDS OF ADVICE
Follow your passion and calling. Throughout your life, treat every single person with respect and compassion, remembering each person has a story, a hidden joy, and pain that you cannot see. Each person has a gift to give, if you only take the time to look for it.