National Kidney Foundation of Maryland Announces New Board Chairs

LUTHERVILLE, Md. –The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland (NKF-MD) has elected the following individuals to officer positions on its board of directors:

Chairman

Rodney H. Scaife has 25 years of combined experience in sales, operations and human resources. As director of HR operations for PANDORA Jewelry, he currently oversees various back office support areas and HR Client Service Delivery for Pandora Americas’ corporate-owned stores. He previously held sales and operations leadership positions with Keebler Company, Pepsi-Co and Footstar Inc. and served as vice president of human resources with Allegis Group, senior director of human resources for Freddie Mac and global human resources business partner and director of global HR solutions for AOL. After earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Delta State University, he completed an executive education program focusing on strategic human resources at Cornell University. A member of the Executive Leadership Council and The National Football League Players Association, he also is a life member of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources and the Delta State University Alumni Association. Scaife joined the NKF-MD board in 2012 and has served on its strategic planning committee.

Vice Chair

Paul A. Grill brings 20 years of experience in product innovation and corporate development. Now an independent advisor, he previously was a partner at Annapolis Consulting, Inc. and a programmer analyst for Goldman, Sachs & Co. After graduating from Binghamton University’s School of Management, he proceeded to earn an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Grill shares a close connection with NKF-MD as he is a living kidney donor. He joined the Foundation board in 2012 and has served as assistant treasurer for the past year.

About NKF-MD

The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland serving central and western Maryland, the Delmarva Peninsula and portions of West Virginia, 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.