Becca Watkins

After a brief career in the corporate world, Becca Watkins transitioned into the nonprofit field and hasn’t looked back. She earned a master’s degree in arts management from American University and worked in individual giving in the arts for over a decade. Becca is the Senior Director of Planned Giving at the National Park Foundation. She is on the board of the North Carolina Council of Charitable Gift Planners, where she chairs the programs committee and is co-chairing the 2025 Carolina’s Planned Giving Conference. Her career has included development positions at the Smithsonian Institution, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the North Carolina Symphony. A self-proclaimed “art nerd”, she also enjoys any activity that gets her outside, baseball, travel, and puppies.

Becca's favorite park is Rocky Mountain National Park. Growing up, her family camped in Moraine Park and searched for the always elusive big horn sheep every summer!