Matthew Thacker
Senior Consultant
Matt Thacker joined the Barker & Scott team as a Senior Consultant in 2022. He brings a deep understanding of nonprofits, having served as a Controller, Data Manager, and Director of Finance for organizations such as Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and Save the Children.
Matt possesses a unique skill set as a software developer recently recognized for his outstanding contributions with the Blackbaud Developers Community Award, has significant business intelligence experience, and is also a certified public accountant.
Since joining Barker & Scott, Matt has worked with organizations such as the Children’s Science Center, Covenant House International, FINCA International, Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation, United Negro College Fund, the University of Baltimore Foundation, and Union of Concerned Scientists on projects such as the development of customizations and integration of CRM, ticketing, accounting, and ERP systems, data warehouse development, automation, business intelligence, dashboards, and reports.
Matt loves to identify creative ways to solve the challenges that nonprofits run into on a daily basis. He is passionate about sharing this knowledge and providing resources, so others don’t have to rebuild the wheel. He recognizes that, with nonprofits in particular, the labor is short, but the work to be done is plentiful. Matt aims to harness the technology to free up the humans to focus on the mission.