Learn more about Culp, who will provide strategic guidance and vision for the fundraising efforts of UMSOM, in the spring issue of “CATALYST” magazine.
Heather S. Culp, JD, returned to the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) in February in the newly created role of senior vice president and chief philanthropy officer for both the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).
Culp will provide strategic guidance and vision for the fundraising efforts of UMSOM, the UMMC downtown and Midtown campuses, and the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute, working to build on their shared commitment to accelerate the pace of discovery and improve the delivery of patient-centered care for communities across Baltimore, Maryland, and the region.
She will oversee advancement teams at UMMC and UMSOM, allowing them to work more seamlessly together to tailor opportunities for transformative giving and ensure full impact to education, patient care, research, and health care facilities.
Culp, who earned her law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, returns to UMB after recently serving as executive director of development for The Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine, leading fundraising for the Department of Neurology and Brain Sciences. She previously worked in fundraising at Maryland Carey Law and Washington College.
CATALYST magazine asked Culp five questions to learn more about her and her new role. Read her answers at CATALYST magazine.
You can read the Spring 2023 issue of CATALYST magazine, which highlights the work of the University's women deans; the School of Medicine’s research to fight malaria; the School of Nursing’s partnership with Enoch Pratt Library to offer health care; the Graduate School’s new MS in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership; UMB’s sustainability efforts to install beehives; and much, much more!