Renee Kurdzos is the Director of Gift Planning, Fundraising at The Nature Conservancy. Renee has worked in development for 23 years. Prior to working at TNC, Renee served as the Executive Director, Planned Giving at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Gift Planning Officer for Washington and Hawai’i at American Red Cross; Development & Planned Giving Officer at University of Puget Sound; and as the Director of Major Gifts & Planned Giving at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. Renee is a Board Member of the American Council on Gift Annuities. She is the past Co-Chair of the Planned Giving Affinity Group for the National Association of Cancer Center Development Officers and the Past President of the Washington Planned Giving Council.
Renee has a Master of Science in Taxation and a Certificate in Estate Planning from Golden Gate University, and has achieved the designation of Certified Gift Planning Specialist through the Institute for Philanthropic Studies at California State University Long Beach. In 2023, Renee received the Frank Minton Professional Achievement Award from the Washington Planned Giving Council in recognition of an outstanding career of service, dedication, and leadership in charitable gift planning. She lives in West Seattle with her husband Kevan, daughters Zoe and Margaret, and dogs Abbey and Jack.
