Linda Barnhart

Linda Barnhart is a senior director in APCO’s crisis & issues management practice, based in Washington, D.C. Barnhart has worked with domestic and international clients to identify, prepare for and respond to potential crises across a range of sectors, including but not limited to consumer, health, finance, tech, and energy. Her experience spans issues management, litigation communications, crisis preparation and training, crisis response, stakeholder communications and engagement strategies, public affairs, media relations, event planning and execution and long-range program development.

Prior to joining APCO, Barnhart was the director of communications for Schagrin Associates, an international trade law firm based in Washington, D.C. Barnhart received her master’s degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University and her bachelors’ degrees in Print Journalism and International Studies from American University.