Linda Womack

Program Director, Minority Business Development Agency

Linda Lee Womack is the Director of the (MBDA) Minority Business Development Agency –Washington Business Center operated by the City of Tacoma’s (CEDD) Community and Economic Development Department, under a cooperative agreement with U.S. Department of Commerce. Since 2016, she has been responsible for targeting Minority-Owned enterprises with technical and strategic business consulting to increase their capacity to create jobs. Under her leadership, she has assisted Minority-owned businesses in the region secure over $220M in contracting and financing opportunities.
Prior to her role as the business center director, Linda operated a boutique Korean interpretation/translation firm specializing in cultural brokering, business contracts, and medical interpretations. Prior to opening her firm in 2015 Linda spent twelve years in Asia working as a “go-to-market” and global marketing strategist Samsung, AIG International, and the Korean Tourism Organization to increase their presence globally. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington- Tacoma and holds an MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics.