Senior Advisor, Greater Washington Community Foundation

Rebecca Rothey has held multiple leadership roles in charitable gift planning positions, most recently serving from 2016 to 2022 as Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Greater Washington Community Foundation and now as Senior Advisor. 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. Her community foundation experience includes three years as Director of Major and Planned Giving at Baltimore Community Foundation.

Rebecca is a member of the editorial advisory board of Planned Giving Today and has written for Bloomberg Tax. Her undergraduate degree in philosophy from the Notre Dame of Maryland University, from which she graduated Summa Cum Laude, serves as the foundation for her work. She holds Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP), Advanced Estate Planner (AEP) and Impact Philanthropy Advisor (IAP) designations. Rebecca recently joined Daylight Advisors, LLC, the creator of the IPA, as a consultant.