Marlinda Newmyer - Friend
Marlinda Friend is a powerhouse operations and workforce leader known for building high-performing teams, transforming underperforming markets, and successfully completing complex initiatives. Colleagues describe her as the leader who gets to yes, inspires excellence, and turns vision into reality through collaboration, clarity, and relentless follow-through. She’s recognized for her ability to develop people, elevate culture, and rally teams, even those outside her reporting line, to deliver exceptional results. Her career spans recruiting, operations, sales, and multi-state workforce development, earning her a reputation as a strategic, creative, and trusted problem-solver. Professionally, Marlinda is a solutions-driven operator, but personally, she is a storyteller, a traveler, and a believer in keeping life joyful.