Linda L. Singh | |
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Linda L. Singh is an American retiredmajor general of theMaryland Army National Guard.
She was appointed as the 29th adjutant general of Maryland effective January 21, 2015, responsible for the daily operations of theMaryland Military Department, which includes theMaryland Army National Guard,Maryland Air National Guard,Maryland Emergency Management Agency, andMaryland Defense Force. She was a senior advisor to theGovernor of Maryland, and was responsible for the readiness, administration, and training of more than 6,700 members of the Military Department. As the adjutant general, she served as the official channel of communication between the governor and theNational Guard Bureau and served as a member of the governor'scabinet. She retired on September 15, 2019.
Singh received her commission in 1991 through the Maryland Military Academy'sOfficer Candidate School inReisterstown, Maryland. Her military career spans more than 30 years of service in both the enlisted and officer ranks. She has served at many levels of command and in various staff assignments, two of which were overseas deployments to Kosovo and a combat tour to Afghanistan supportingOperation Enduring Freedom. Her previous military assignments include Commander of theMaryland Army National Guard and Director of the Joint Staff.
As Commander of theMaryland National Guard, Singh was a leader in responding to and controlling the2015 Baltimore riots.[1]
Singh grew up in Frederick County, Md., and is a long time Maryland resident ofPrince George's County where she currently resides with her husband and two daughters.[4][5]She retired as managing director in Accenture's Health and Public Service North America operating unit in May 2016. Her responsibilities included managing all operational activities including the financials, strategic business plans, quality programs, program delivery programs, human resource management, business approvals, internal controls and sales activities for a budget that exceeded $3 billion. She managed a global team in order to leverage capabilities from Accenture's global public service business as well as external partnering relationships. She previously served as the Commercial Director for the Public Safety Portfolio, the account lead for the Veterans Affairs and the account lead for the Army.
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| Preceded by Maj. Gen.James A. Adkins | Adjutant General of Maryland 2015 – present | Succeeded by Maj. Gen.Timothy E. Gowen |