Jenny Trostel Joins NKF-MD as Major Gifts Officer

LUTHERVILLE, Md. – The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland (NKF-MD) has named Jenny Trostel its major gifts officer.

In addition to cultivating donor relationships to support the Foundation’s mission, Trostel will manage sponsorship relationships, oversee the Kidney Car Donation Program, coordinate annual fundraising campaigns and prepare the Annual Report.

“I am pleased to be part of the NKF-MD team and look forward to increasing awareness of our programs that improve the health and well-being of individuals and the families that are affected by kidney and urinary tract diseases,” she said.

Trostel most recently served as Go Red For Women director with the American Heart Association overseeing the event planning, logistics and execution of 8 to 10 fundraising and cultivation events annually, and increasing sponsorship revenues by over 30 percent year to year.

With 30 years’ experience in the automotive industry, she previously managed vehicle remarketing for PHH Arval, directed business development for Norris Auto Group and served as vice president of Anderson of Hunt Valley, and president and owner of Hunt Valley Saab. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Goldey Beacom College.

Recognized for her leadership skills, Trostel was named to The Daily Record’s Maryland’s Top 100 Women, 2008, 2010, 2012 (Circle of Excellence) and she received Girl Scouts of Central Maryland’s 2009 Distinguished Women Award.

She currently co-chairs Network 2000 Maryland’s Membership Committee and previously co-chaired its Mentoring Committee and Women of Excellence event. The Timonium resident also is a board member and past treasurer of Planned Parenthood of Maryland and a past board member with The Family Tree.

About NKF-MD

Serving central and western Maryland, the Delmarva Peninsula and portions of West Virginia, the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland is the area’s only voluntary health agency dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of kidney and urinary tract diseases. For more information, visit www.kidneymd.org.