Penta Names Jeffrey Woolverton as New Director of Development

Penta Medical Recycling, a New York based non-profit organization, announced that Jeffrey Woolverton has joined as Director of Development. Penta pairs gently worn and slightly outdated prostheses from the United States with individuals with limb loss around the world.

As Director of Development, Woolverton will be responsible for heading up Penta’s fundraising initiatives, ensuring effective positioning, leading board development, and expanding the brand to foster philanthropic growth.

Woolverton joins Penta with an extensive background in professional development. At his most recent position as Chief Development Officer at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Jeffrey led his team in helping grow philanthropic giving raising over $14 million in the first 16 months.

“We are truly excited to have someone with such an established career in development like Jeffrey join the Penta team,” said Henry Iseman, Executive Director and Founder, Penta Medical Recycling. “Penta is positioned to taking that next big step in our growth and we are looking forward to working with Jeffrey in making it a reality.”

“It is an honor to join Penta and be a part of the team responsible for growing their inspirational mission of helping individuals with limb loss globally,” said Jeffrey Woolverton. “Penta is positioned to take the next step and I look forward to using my background and help them reach that new level.”

Woolverton continued, “I am excited about the opportunity to help strengthen Penta’s international footprint and global impact.”

Woolverton began his development career in his hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, at Life House, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides homeless youth ages 14 to 24 with unconditional support, transitional housing, and a safe alternative to navigating life circumstances. As Director of Development, Jeffrey was responsible for creating financial stability for the organization while tripling their budget over a three year period.

Following Life House, Woolverton joined the local Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland as Director of Development from 2014 to 2017 where he was tasked with building strategic and long-term goals. After a successful career on the local level, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America national office asked him to consult as their Director of Development where he helped plan for organizational strategic growth and created a specialized learning curriculum to advance a culture of philanthropy within nonprofits across the U.S. Woolverton ended his tenure with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 2020 as Senior Director of Development, where he oversaw a team of fundraising professionals that experienced a 30% increase in major gifts and annual planned giving.

Looking forward, Iseman added, “As we continue to broaden our reach, one of our main objectives is by 2025, for 20-25% of all equipment to be donated to pediatric patients and Jeffrey’s experience provides the ideal background for us to achieve that goal.”

About Penta Medical Recycling

Penta Medical Recycling is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 2016 by university students to bring high-quality, low-cost prosthetic care to developing countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Guatemala, Ecuador, Pakistan, Nigeria, Togo, Liberia, Bolivia and others, while repurposing used prosthetics. Since its inception in 2016, Penta has grown in size, now helping over 20 countries including Ukraine, partnering with 31 organizations, and has shipped over 3,000 components.