Our Team

His expertise includes change management and constituent relationship management strategy and implementation. Prior to founding Barker & Scott, Doug was Vice President and Chief Information Officer for The Nature Conservancy. There he provided information technology leadership for this global organization of 3,000 staff in over 400 offices located in 30 countries. Prior to joining The Nature Conservancy, Doug was the nonprofit industry lead for the consulting practice of Arthur Andersen in Washington DC. Currently, Doug serves as a judge for CIO Magazine’s prestigious CIO 100 Awards. He received a B.A. in Psychology and an M.B.A. in Finance and Strategic Marketing from San Diego State University.

Along with his professional pursuits, Doug loves the outdoors. He is an active board member for Rock Creek Conservancy and is spearheading a community-wide initiative to plant hundreds of native trees in his Washington DC neighborhood.

Alan is a creative technology leader, guiding organizations to fresh ideas and solutions through a collaborative and inquisitive approach to problem solving and focused on achieving mission outcomes through accessible, data-driven, mobile and social IT environments centered on human interests and values.

As a collaborator, Alan engages stakeholders to develop IT strategies and implementations that are universal, trusted, and personal to raise employee and constituent engagement, effectiveness, and agility. As CIO of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Alan oversaw all information technology, mulitimedia and e-commerce operations. Under his direction, the Kennedy Center developed a strong strategic vision, effective IT governance, a unified information architecture and several innovative customer-facing websites and applications.

Alan is a founder and past Chairman of the Board of the Tessitura Network, Inc., which provides state-of-the-art software for customer relationship management, ticketing, and fundraising to arts and cultural organizations around the world. Alan is a past President of CIO/Arts, and a founding member of the worldwide CIO Executive Council. Alan also served on the Small Agency CIO Council of the US Federal Government. When not working, Alan can often be found on horseback, baking, or hiking with his dogs, all with a camera at the ready!

Before launching Barker & Scott, Lisa was the Director of Systems Applications for The Nature Conservancy, where she and her team of 19 were responsible for the implementation and ongoing evolution of the Conservancy’s core business applications, including CRM. And prior to this, Lisa was a Manager in the Washington, DC Business Consulting practice of Andersen. While at Andersen Lisa headed up the technology side of the DC office’s nonprofit vertical, which is when she discovered her passion for the sector.

Outside the office, Lisa spends her free time practicing yoga and archery, communing with Nature, and doing occasional work as a clinical herbalist. Lisa is proud to have been conferred the degree of Master of Science in Herbal Medicine from the Maryland University of Integrative Health (formerly the Tai Sophia Institute) in 2010.

Prior to working with Barker & Scott Consulting, Lisa was the Executive Director of Fundraising Information Systems at WETA Television & Radio in Washington, DC. While at WETA, she managed all areas related to WETA’s CRM system, including database administration, vendor management, and user training. Lisa began her career at WETA as a fundraiser specializing in on-air, special events, direct mail and telemarketing appeals, and volunteer management. She also has several years of experience in commercial software design, development and implementation.

Outside of her professional passions, Lisa enjoys performance arts, particularly theatre and music. She also puts her organizational and research skills to work by collaborating with family members in an ongoing, extensive genealogical project.

Prior to her consulting work at Barker & Scott, Casey was a Professional Services Director at Blackbaud. In this position, Casey oversaw multiple service groups, whose responsibilities included the implementation of nonprofit CRM software, retainer services, and analytical offerings.

Earlier in her career at Integral, Casey provided strategic analytical services utilizing complex and custom datasets. Before working with nonprofits, Casey was a consultant for Arthur Andersen where she led and/or participated in key litigation support, intellectual property, and strategic projects for Fortune100 companies.

She is also a dedicated development coach focused on fostering an environment for transformative change in her clients. One of Vicki’s strengths is her ability to work through short term activities and tactics while maintaining a view toward achieving strategic objectives.

Prior to her work with Barker and Scott, Vicki held a variety of senior leadership positions at Blackbaud, Inc. Her responsibilities included work in the practices of change management, education services and project quality assurance; building a strong PMO to manage and execute the enterprise methodology; developing knowledge management and building a model to support business development in the primary markets. During her tenure at Blackbaud, Vicki has worked directly with a wide array of clients including International Fund for Animal Welfare, American Diabetes Association, Massachusetts Audubon Society, and WGBH Educational Foundation.

Vicki’s hands on experience with virtually all roles in an enterprise software engagement combined with her educational focus on organizational structure and policy make her well positioned to work with non-profit clients in a variety of engagements.

In addition to her work, Vicki is an active volunteer in her community. She regularly fills a variety of positions in her immediate home town and school system. She also enjoys skiing, yoga, and time with her family.

Lachelle has been a consultant to clients, has operated in the private sector, and brings to bear a practical approach to enterprise technology implementations based on her breadth of experience. She has experience in the alignment of technology initiatives with a company’s strategic goals and the implementation of technology changes needed to achieve organizational success.

Prior to joining the Barker & Scott team, Lachelle was Director of Business & Systems Processes, then Director of Information Technology for a global clinical research organization. In her first position, she led multiple strategic initiatives that incorporated business process enhancements and change management throughout the organization. In her role as Director of IT, she was responsible for all back-office systems and managed the enterprise systems portfolio. Lachelle has also led multiple, global system implementations as a Senior Manager of Business Information Systems at Baker Tilly (previously Beers + Cutler), a Manager at Deloitte & Touche, and a Manager at Arthur Andersen. Lachelle received her BS in Computer Science Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and her MBA from the George Washington University. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Outside of work, Lachelle enjoys volunteering at her daughters’ schools and serves as ‘chauffeur’ as she takes them to all of their various extracurricular activities. Lachelle maintains her energy to keep up with her kids by participating in an outdoor boot camp group.

Before her tenure at PPFA Marianne was the Director of Development System for Thirteen/WNET, New York’s flagship Public Television station, where she managed all aspects of Thirteen/WNET’s and WLIW21’s fundraising systems including the membership database. She was with Thirteen during the station’s acquisition of WLIW21 that included converting and merging both stations databases.

Marianne was the Direct Marketing Manager at God’s Love We Deliver, an AIDS Service organization in New York City before joining Thirteen. She started her non profit career with GLWD, first as a Volunteer in the kitchen preparing meals for home bound people with AIDS then working in the Development department as the Contributions Supervisor, responsible for revenue operations and maintaining the donor database.

Outside of work Marianne volunteers for local non-profit organizations. She lends a hand at Ronald McDonald House who supports families with seriously ill children, offers office support at the National MS Society and continues to forge relationships with military organizations and families. She also enjoys cooking, mixology and hosting people in her home. On any given evening you can find 4 or 5 friends enjoying good food and fun around her dinner table.