Jenifer Trachtman is Director of Development for the Philadelphia Education Fund, where she oversees a development and marketing strategy aimed at increasing and diversifying the flow of supporting grants and gifts. Ms. Trachtman brings to the Ed Fund over 15 years of fundraising experience including campaign planning, major gift solicitations, alumni relations, annual appeals, special events, and development communications.
Before joining the Ed Fund, Ms. Trachtman was the Director of Development for the Library Company of Philadelphia. She also held a 14-year tenure as Director of Development at Tyler School of Art of Temple University. While at Tyler, she used her management skills to guide the school through strategic and campaign planning processes while maintaining a portfolio of over one hundred donors and prospects. She helped Tyler to raise nearly $1 million in endowment income and increased annual giving by 800 percent.
Ms. Trachtman holds an M.B.A. from Temple University and a B.A. in Art History from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.