Linda L. Singh

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Linda L. Singh
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BornFlag of the United States (Pantone).svg United States
AllegianceFlag of Maryland.svg  State of Maryland
Service/branchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Years of serviceMore than 30
Rank Army-USA-OF-07.svg Major general

Linda L. Singh is a retired major general of the Maryland Army National Guard.

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She was appointed as the 29th adjutant general of Maryland effective January 21, 2015, responsible for the daily operations of the Maryland Military Department, which includes the Maryland Army National Guard, Maryland Air National Guard, Maryland Emergency Management Agency, and Maryland Defense Force. She was a senior advisor to the Governor 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 the National Guard Bureau and served as a member of the governor’s cabinet. She retired on September 15, 2019.

Military

Singh received her commission in 1991 through the Maryland Military Academy's Officer Candidate School in Reisterstown, 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 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Her previous military assignments include Commander of the Maryland Army National Guard and Director of the Joint Staff.

As Commander of the Maryland National Guard, Singh was a leader in responding to and controlling the 2015 Baltimore riots. [1]

Assignments

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Awards and decorations

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Personal life

Singh grew up in Frederick County, Md., and is a long time Maryland resident of Prince 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 to include 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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References

  1. Jena McGregor (April 28, 2015). "The woman leading the Maryland National Guard". Washington Post . Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Major General Linda L. Singh". National Guard Bureau. November 20, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Major General Linda L. Singh, ARNG". U.S. Department of Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board. July 12, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. Arthur Hirsch (February 28, 2015). "Md. National Guard leadership takes historic turn". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  5. Ian Duncan (February 26, 2015). "With personable style, new general takes over the National Guard". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved April 27, 2015.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins
Adjutant General of Maryland
2015 – present
Succeeded by
Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen