Linda H. Burke Conscious Parent Coach

Starting her career in the hospitality industry, Mrs. Burke spent 10 years as a Meeting Planner in a variety of Washington, DC – based hotel chains. One of her clients approached her about a different specialty, and in 1994 she began working with IMGB, an executive search firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. That began a 20-year long love affair with headhunting, working on behalf of financial firms, non-profit organizations, and State and Local governments identifying diverse, senior executive-level talent around the country. After marrying, and having two children, Ms. Burke found herself needing the support of other African American mothers facing the challenges of successfully raising Black children in a society that was unfriendly at best and dangerous at worst. After partnering with her pediatrician, Dr. Cheryl Edmonds, Sistermoms was born in 1999 as an active internet community of mothers of African American children living primarily in Washington, DC, and its suburbs. Diagnosed with MS in 2005, Ms. Burke continued recruiting until her health began limiting her ability to travel comfortably. She learned about Dr. Shefali Tsabary and Conscious Parenting (CP), eventually earning her certificate in the Conscious Parenting Method in 2020, becoming a Conscious Parent Coach, conducting CP workshops, and coaching individual parents.