Amanda (Mimi) Tinkler has been named Executive Director of the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (UM SJMC) Foundation. Serving as interim Executive Director since November, Tinkler joined the organization in 2011 as the manager of donor relations and quickly rose through the ranks becoming the manager of Donor Relations and Philanthropy Services in 2013, the Director of Communications and Philanthropy in 2015, and was most recently the Director of Development until assuming the interim role. She brings a wealth of experience to the position with focused attention to detail and strong relationship building skills.

Tinkler has been instrumental in supporting and creating major hospital initiatives withphilanthropic funding for various projects including renovations of operating rooms, various hospital wings, the Jim and Bette O’Conor Nursery, the Paul C. McAfee, MD, MBA and Otto C. Brantigan, MD Medical Library and the Serpick Infusion Center; the funding of nursing education programs, St. Clare Medical Outreach, the Emmert Hobbs Image Renewal Center, Healing Therapies and the Geraldine G. Schultz Fund for Breast Cancer Survivors, to name a few.

Additionally, TInkler co-managed UM SJMC’s 150th Anniversary Gala that raised $1.5 million in just nine months and helped develop and implement the Healing Hands Guild and Profiles of Compassion initiative featuring recognition walls that honor physicians and nurses.

Her expertise in developing signature events to support fund-raising and recognition celebrations highlights the importance of philanthropic giving.

As Executive Director of the Foundation, Tinkler is charged with leading her team through the successful completion of the $21 million Surgical Services capital campaign while working to serve the many other philanthropic needs of UM St. Joseph Medical Center. Tasked with managing corporate donor cultivation and stewardship programs, she will also create and implement annual giving strategies.

About UM St. Joseph Medical Center

UM St. Joseph Medical Center (UM SJMC), which was founded in 1864 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, is a 224-bed nonprofit, regional medical center in Towson, Maryland and a member of the 14-hospital University of Maryland Medical System. Located in a suburban community in Baltimore County, UM SJMC has a rich history of providing loving service and compassionate care. Its Catholic heritage ever-present, the medical center today boasts a wide range of superb clinical programs and centers of excellence, including the Cancer, Heart and Orthopaedic Institutes, Women and Children’s services and Emergency Medicine.

For more information visit www.umstjoseph.org.

About the University of Maryland Medical System

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a university-based regional health care system focused on serving the health care needs of Maryland, bringing innovation, discovery and research to the care we provide and educating the state’s future physician and health care professionals through our partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the UM Schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work and Dentistry in Baltimore. As one of the largest private employers in the State, the health system’s 25,000 employees and 4,000 affiliated physicians provide primary and specialty care in more than 150 locations and at 14 hospitals. UMMS’ flagship academic campus, the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, is recognized regionally and nationally for excellence and innovation in specialized care. Our acute care and specialty rehabilitation hospitals serve urban, suburban and rural communities and are located in 13 counties across the State. In addition, UMMS operates health insurance plans serving Medicare and Medicaid members. For more information, visit www.umms.org.