Linda A. Seabrook

Linda A. Seabrook serves as the first General Counsel for Color of Change where she provides strategic legal guidance to support the organization’s bold advocacy, governance, mission, and organizational growth. A nationally recognized advocate for racial and gender justice and equity and nonprofit executive, Linda brings more than two decades of experience at the intersection of racial justice, gender equity, public safety reform, and community-centered systems change.

Throughout her career, Linda has helped build legal, policy, and operational frameworks that enable mission-driven organizations to pursue transformative change while navigating complex legal and regulatory environments. Prior to joining Color Of Change, she served in senior leadership roles across the federal government and nonprofit sector, including an appointment by the Biden-Harris Administration to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, where she led national initiatives focused on expanding equitable access to federal funding and strengthening partnerships with community-based organizations serving marginalized communities. Her efforts helped increase access to federal resources for historically underfunded organizations and advance a national vision of communities as coproducers of safety and justice, ensuring that communities disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization were supported as active architects of their public safety infrastructure.

The daughter of a Freedom Rider and two transformative educators focused on expanding opportunities for and investment in the futures of kids of color, Linda’s work has consistently centered the voices and leadership of Black communities, survivors of violence, and low-wage workers, and uplifted the expertise and impact of culturally specific organizations. She previously served as the first General Counsel for a national nonprofit organization focused on promoting greater safety, workplace equity, and economic justice for survivors of gender-based violence, and has extensive experience advising on governance, labor and employment matters, grant compliance, advocacy efforts, coalition strategy, legislation, and organizational operations. A seasoned policy advocate, Linda drafted critical pieces of the 2022 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization focused on improving responses to workers experiencing domestic and sexual violence and expanding access to economic opportunity and support for underserved survivors, co-authored Pillar V of the U.S. National Plan to End Gender Based Violence, contributed to the Vision for Justice Policy Platform and BREATHE Act, and provided technical assistance on numerous pieces of federal and state legislation related to gender-based violence, civil rights, criminal justice reform, victims’ rights, child exploitation, and public safety. A renowned expert on sexual harassment prevention and workplace response, Linda was one of the leading voices during the #MeToo Movement on how institutions can move beyond statements and training toward meaningful culture change and greater safety, and was featured in numerous media outlets and testified before congressional committees.

Known for her collaborative leadership style and strategic judgment, Linda is passionate about advancing policies and institutions that make equity real in practice, not just in principle. Linda received her B.A. from the University of Virginia and her J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and is a member of the District of Columbia Bar. Linda resides in Denver, CO with her two Brittany rescues, Finch and Scout.