What You Need to Know
Sheila Wolfinger has been appointed executive director at Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, where she will lead integral fundraising efforts for Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
Before joining Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, Wolfinger was executive director for principal gifts and strategic imperatives at Seton Hall University. In her role, she created, led and implemented the Principal Gifts program campus-wide; oversaw a personal portfolio of principal gift prospects with a capacity of more than $1 million; collaborated in the development of principal gift strategies to continually identify, cultivate, solicit and provide stewardship to donors; and worked closely with university leadership and academic partners to coordinate strategic development and fundraising activities that support interdisciplinary centers and programs, thereby emphasizing campaign imperatives. Prior to that, Wolfinger also held development roles at Montefiore Medical Center, Changing our World, Inc. and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Wolfinger received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Temple University and is currently pursuing her Master's of Public Administration in Non-Profit Management at Seton Hall University.
Wolfinger will work closely with Dr. Boscamp, as well as other School of Medicine leadership and the board of trustees, to lead vital fundraising initiatives for the school and its programs.