Rebecca Neumann joined National Wildlife Federation in 2011 and is currently Senior Director of Philanthropy where she combines her love of nature with her love of people to further NWF’s important mission on behalf of wildlife and wild places. Rebecca is passionate about connecting people to the work of NWF and helping them fulfill their philanthropic goals.
Rebecca's love of nature began at an early age. Sailing was her major family activity growing up. No matter where the family lived, her dad would always find some body of water for to be on. He fell in love with sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in his early adult years living in the Washington DC suburbs. He brought her mom into the fold and soon enough her brother and she were learning to tie their first knot and spot their first osprey on the top of a piling. The water is where Rebecca first fell in love with the beauty, power and majesty of the natural world and where she came to appreciate what it did for her soul. Today as an adult, she gets out in nature however and whenever she can whether that means kayaking in a local waterways or taking a hike.
Rebecca received her B.A. in Theatre Arts with a minor in Business from the Pennsylvania State University. She lives in Annapolis, MD with her husband and rescue dog. Her daughter lives in Denver, CO where she visits often.
