My name is Beth Frenkel and I am the Tissue Navigator Manager for Gift from a Child. I began my professional career as a licensed funeral director and transitioned into being an advocate for organ and tissue donation for the Gift of Life Donor Program.
I graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in Bio-Behavioral Health – the study of how biology, behavior, and social factors can affect health and illness. After graduating from college, I earned an Associate’s degree in Funeral Arts and Sciences from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and I have been a licensed funeral director since 2006.
I was drawn to the GFAC program because it encompassed the most rewarding pursuits encountered in my career – working with families and advocating for the importance of tissue donation to help save others.