Linda Peters

Strategic Communications & Fundraising Consultant

Linda Peters is a mission-driven leader dedicated to strengthening communities through strategic communications, innovative program design, and thoughtful fundraising. Most recently, she served as Senior Manager of Older Adult Programs at Northwest Center (NWC) in Chicago, supporting a predominantly Latino community. In that capacity, she also led the Kelvyn Park Senior Center, which NWC has operated since 2019. Prior to this role, Linda spent three years as NWC’s Director of Development.

Linda is now realigning her professional path toward work that expands opportunity and uplifts individuals who are too often overlooked—particularly older adults and other marginalized groups. She is deeply committed to advancing education, equity, and social impact, and she brings a strong belief in dignity, access, and long-term well-being to every project she undertakes.

She recently earned a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from National Louis University in Chicago. She also holds a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Providence College and a Bachelor’s degree in American and British Literature from Brown University. Her writing has appeared in publications such as The Chicago Crusader, The Providence Journal, Brown Alumni Magazine, The Langston Hughes Quarlerly, Seventeen Magazine, and U.S. News & World Report. In 2025, she published a book of poetry and prose, The Chronicles of George Floyd and Other Selected Writings, available on Amazon in English and Spanish.

In addition to serving on the Board of H.O.M.E., Linda is an active member of Las Damas de Belmont Cragin.

What resonates with you most about H.O.M.E.’s mission?

My mother passed away in April of 2025, at age 93. She had a caring, supportive group of people, including her family, to ensure her quality of life was preserved and

protected. The holistic attention to the social, emotional, and economic aspects of older adults’ lives that H.O.M.E. provides connects with what I want to do in the lives of others like my mom. For me, it is a personal as well as a professional commitment.