Our Team
Dr. Linda Wharton Boyd, CEO & Chief of Public Affairs & Government Relations
Dr. Linda Wharton Boyd has more than twenty-five years of outstanding experiences and expertise in organizational development and strategic communications, media relations and marketing. She has served the academic, public, private, government, educational institutions and faith-based communities in numerous capacities. As a communications professional with a proven track record of success, she has worked with the WHARTON GROUP as a media and public affairs consultant, management development lead, strategic planner and coordinator for various organizations, special events, conferences, and campaigns. She has built an extensive list of community partnerships and media contacts to leverage her ability to effectively design implement and manage internal and external communications and marketing programs, projects, information campaigns, promotions to achieve organizational goals beyond expectations.
In addition to her work with the public-private sector organizations, agencies and groups such as AMERIGROUP, the Pharmaceutical Research and of America (PhRMA) Rx4 DC Clearinghouse, DC Public Schools, and the Government of the District of Columbia, including the Executive Office of the Mayor, to name a few, Dr. Wharton Boyd has also served with numerous faith based organizations including the American Baptist Churches of the South TABSCOTS), District of Columbia Baptist Convention, The Progressive Baptist Convention, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA, Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago), The African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2nd Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, The African Methodist Episcopal Church Connectional Lay Organization, the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Black Methodist United.
With a wealth of experiences to draw upon in strategic communications, public relations, event planning, media, telecommunications and external affairs, Wharton Boyd has been responsible for developing, planning and implementing communications operations for national campaigns such as ABCOTS' "I'm So Excited" Campaign and its 36th Annual Conference, major events such as the Million Man March, the Million Family March, the Million Man March, the 37th Anniversary Celebration March on Washington and others.
Dr. Wharton Boyd holds a Ph.D. in Communications and Master’s in Speech Communications from the University of Pittsburgh as well as professional accreditation as a Certified Municipal Manager from George Washington University Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.
Gloria Murry Ford, Chief of Media Relations & Video Productions
Sharon M. Wharton, Event Management Director
Harrison Boyd, Project Management Director & Corporate Relations
Joan L. Wharton, Professional Development Director
Bryan C. J. Amason, Webmaster and Graphic Designer
Joan E. Grant, Technical Writer and Editor