Director of Operations, The James Madison Institute
Email: bliner@jamesmadison.org
Becky Liner is the Director of Operations for The James Madison Institute. She joined the JMI staff in January 2005 as Membership Director and has served as Director of Operations since January 2008. Becky brings to JMI over twenty years of experience in public service at the national and state levels, having worked seventeen years for the United States Senate as an aide to Senator Bob Graham and four years in Florida’s Executive Office of the Governor during the Graham administration.
A native Tallahassean, Becky has a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from Auburn University and did her Master’s work in Public Administration at Florida State University.
Becky’s commitment to community service and voluntarism have provided her with leadership opportunities in a number of organizations, including as president of the Junior League of Tallahassee and chair of Leadership Tallahassee. She is an active member of First Baptist Church, where she serves as chair of the Community Relations Committee and teaches high school seniors. Becky is a graduate of Leadership Tallahassee Class 12, is a member of the Auburn Alumni Association and the Tallahassee Auburn Club, and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Tallahassee. She is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Maclay School, where she also served two years as president of the Maclay Baseball Boosters. She has served terms on the Boards of Directors of the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, the Brogan Museum, the Tallahassee Symphony and Second Harvest Food Bank. In addition, Becky has held local, regional and national positions for Delta Delta Delta sorority and is a member of the Tallahassee Tri Delta Alumnae Chapter. In 2008, Becky was named one of the “25 Women You Need to Know” by the Tallahassee Democrat.
Becky has one son, Will, who is a fourth-generation Auburn student.
She enjoys cooking, spending time with family and friends, and cheering on the Auburn Tigers.
