Vickie Kennedy

Vickie is Vice President of Workers’ Compensation at Linea Solutions, having started in that role April 1, 2022. Previously, she was the Assistant Director of Insurance Services for Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries, responsible for regulation and administration of the state’s workers’ compensation program. She was first employed at Labor and Industries October 26, 1971.

Over decades of experience, she has partnered with organizational leadership, external stakeholders, and legislators to improve workers’ compensation practices. She sat on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) where she currently chairs the Work Disability Prevention and Return to Work Committee. In 2021, Vickie was honored for her contributions to the industry with IAIABC’s Frances Perkins Award. She has also been awarded the Comp Laude Award from WorkCompCentral.com as well as Washington’s Governor’s Distinguished Manager Award.