Rebecca Rothey, CFRE, CAP®, AEP® has held multiple leadership roles in charitable gift planning positions since joining the Greater Washington Community Foundation in 2016. Previously she was a director of gift planning at The Johns Hopkins University and Medicine and director of planned and principal gifts at Catholic Charities of Baltimore. She began her gift planning career at the American Red Cross of Central Maryland as manager of major and planned gifts. It was her three years, from 2012-15, as director of major and planned giving at the Baltimore Community Foundation that sparked her passion for the role community foundations play in helping donors give back to their communities and her understanding of the nuances of professional advisors’ roles in philanthropy.

Rebecca is a member of the editorial advisory board of Planned Giving Today and has written for Bloomberg Tax. She has served on the board of the Baltimore Estate Planning Council and is a past president of the Chesapeake Planned Giving Council. A frequent presenter at local and national conferences, Rebecca is known for bringing deep expertise, clarity and wit to complex topics as well as for her stylish eyeglasses.