Valerie Kind

Valerie joined NPF in 2018 after taking a gap year and traveling the country with her partner.  Having visited more than 20 parks and 20 states on this once-in-a-lifetime camping adventure, it was inevitable that she’d fall head-over-heels in love with the National Park System.

As NPF's Senior Vice President of Major Gifts and Foundation Relations, Valerie leads the regional Major Gift team, and Foundation Relations team, and works closely with NPF’s National Council. In all cases, team members work collaboratively to connect donors’ passions to mutual goals, inspiring philanthropic investment in the superb national parks.  In addition, Valerie develops efforts and aligns the teams’ strategic expansion to aid in growth to double the Foundation’s impact on the national parks.