Mark Pickhardt

Mark began his career as an accountant. He ascended to become an Accounting Manager and Controller for two companies, each with an excess of $100M in annual revenue. Mark oversaw all aspects of accounting for these organizations to include General Ledger, Financial Statements, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets and Cash Management. This experience served Mark well as he transitioned to an Implementation Consultant for Blackbaud specializing in Financial Edge. Mark was able to relate to his clients in this new role and assist them in embracing new software systems, as well as update their internal processes. 

While at Blackbaud, Mark worked with many organizations including the Boys and Girls Club of America, Helen Keller International, The McConnell Foundation, and Executive Leadership Council among other hospital, faith-based, and human services organizations. 

In addition to his time with Blackbaud, Mark has also worked as a Manager and Director of Implementation for Benefitfocus.com. Mark’s role was to enhance the implementation process both internally and externally for his team and enterprise-level customers. This included a redesign of implementation staffing teams, customer interaction and user acceptance testing, and project management methodology leading to an increase in Customer Satisfaction survey results.As a part of the Barker & Scott team, Mark has performed finance system assessments, selections, and implementations for organizations such as Americans for Ben-Gurion University, Carnegie Hall, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, FIDF, Population Connection, and Union of Concerned Scientists.

He has also served in both Project Management and Consulting roles for ongoing support with organizations such as Calvert Hall College High School, the Studio Museum of Harlem, United Negro College Fund, and the University of Baltimore Foundation.Mark is based in Charleston, SC with his wife, two daughters, and son. In his spare time, Mark actively participates with local tennis teams and coaches his son’s baseball team.