Linda Koldenhoven, a longtime marketing and leadership consultant known for her decades of civic and faith-based volunteer work in Florida, died on July 13, 2026, in West Palm Beach. She was originally from Yemen and later settled in the Midwest before making Florida her home.
Koldenhoven was the founder and CEO of Curating for Him, a venture she launched in 2020 centered on “glorifying God through fashion, food and the arts,” combining faith-based programming with runway fashion shows for charitable causes, family-focused cooking and fellowship events, and support for Christian artists.
Earlier in her career, she built a career in marketing and talent representation, founding a Screen Actors Guild talent agency in Florida with modeling and marketing divisions that worked with major clients including Walt Disney World, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nike, SeaWorld, Darden Restaurants, the Orlando Magic, and Full Sail University.
Koldenhoven was deeply involved in nonprofit leadership throughout her life. She served on the Florida Hospital Foundation Board for 17 years, where she conceived and helped implement a discount prescription program that saved Central Florida and Palm Beach County residents millions of dollars, and created The Celebrity Stroll, an initiative that raised significant funds for women and girls with cancer.
She later chaired the Women’s Advisory Board for the Museum of the Bible for three years and served on Bethesda Health’s Graduate Medical Advisory Board, working to bring a residency program to Palm Beach County. In 2013, she was personally selected by leadership author John C. Maxwell to launch the inaugural John C. Maxwell Leadership Awards Program. In recent years, she had been organizing briefings for women leaders in the White House.
Koldenhoven earned her degree from Calvin University (formerly Calvin College), graduating in 1978.
News of her death prompted an outpouring of tributes from friends and colleagues across the country, who remembered her as warm, energetic, and deeply rooted in her faith. She is survived by her husband, Ken, and their children.