Trust Administrator

The Trust Administrator:

The Trust Administrator will manage a broad portfolio of first-party, pooled special needs trusts, and work closely with trust beneficiaries, family members, and other parties and the Trust Administration Team to ensure funds are administered legally and according to the trust documents, and to ensure clients’ needs are met and policies and procedures are designed to best serve our clients.

A Typical Day May Look Like This:

• • Communicate and collaborate about trusts and clients’ needs with clients and their family members, guardians, advocates, medical professionals, attorneys and accountants, and governmental agencies about the special needs trust and the client’s needs.
  • Meet with prospective clients, their families and/or counsel to explain our trust management services.
  • Assist with completing trust agreements and joinder agreements and obtain all required documentation.
  • Manage and administer assigned special needs trusts.
  • Manage discretionary distributions for clients.
  • Represent FMDT at professional conferences and trade shows.

Who We Are:

First Maryland Disability Trust, Inc. (FMDT) is a non-profit organization serving individuals with disabilities of all ages throughout Maryland. FMDT offers cost effective trustee and trust management services with a personal touch, designed to enhance the quality of life of our beneficiaries while protecting their eligibility for public benefits. We also serve as court-appointed guardian, financial power-of-attorney, and as financial representative payee for public benefits.

It is the mission of the First Maryland Disability Trust, Inc., to enhance the quality of life, autonomy, and dignity of Marylanders with disabilities by offering cost effective trust services to protect, manage and use trust assets for our beneficiaries while preserving their eligibility for public and private benefits. For additional information about First Maryland Disability Trust, Inc., please check out our website: First Maryland Disability Trust.