Our Team

Derric Bakker comes from a family with a tradition of service. Beginning his career in banking and real estate, Derric was instilled with his own sense of calling towards ministry when he accompanied his critically ill father on an emergency…

With 40 years of experience in fund raising and 31 years as a fund-raising consultant for Christian organizations, Clark Dickerson has personally provided counsel for hundreds of organizations on virtually all development topics. Clark is known for his hands on approach with…

Paul's desire is to help ministries flourish in vision and funding in order that they might take the Gospel to more people. It is for the sake of the Kingdom that Paul strives to make Dickerson, Bakker even better than it was the day before. He specializes in Business Development Consulting and his decades of experience give him great knowledge to impart to dynamic, nonprofit leaders.

Since Mindy was a child she has been involved in fund raising and sharing the gospel for Christ in one way or another. From three to twelve years old she was the principal character on “The Filling Station”, a television…

Christina has more than 30 years of experience serving to advance the missions of local, national and international nonprofits. Her professional career includes two decades of leadership in high impact organizations specializing in Christian philanthropy, evangelism and discipleship, higher education,…

Early in his career as an executive director and a development director, Brent experienced first-hand the demands of providing effective nonprofit leadership while reaching strategic and fundraising goals. In 2008, Brent began his own consulting practice, NewDay Nonprofit Solutions. The…

Jolene has become the cornerstone of our team since her beginnings with Dickerson, Bakker & Associates. Jolene has over 15 years’ experience in executive administration, event coordination & hospitality. Canadian born & raised, Jolene and her family now call Asheville, NC home. When she’s not coming to the rescue for her co-workers, Jolene enjoys spending time with her husband of 25 years alongside their 3 adult children and fur-baby, Zoe.

Jeff loves getting the opportunity each day to help ministries, whose work revolves around making much of Christ, grow their mission and vision through improved funding. “My passion is helping ministry executive and development leadership identify areas of great opportunity, formulate the plan to make it a reality, and then bring it to fruition.”, he says.

Shawn has more than eleven years’ experience in philanthropy and nonprofit leadership.  In 2008, he transitioned from a sales career to the non-profit sector to serve as Director of Development at a local Rescue Mission where he had been volunteering…

David is a certified grant professional through the Grant Professionals Certification Institute and has worked in the non-profit development field since 1997.  He has led organizations in areas such as prospect research and management, direct response fundraising, and institutional funding…

Barbara has more than 30 years of experience in nonprofit management and corporate career management, including nine years as the vice-president of advancement for a $46 million global faith-based nonprofit. Prior to that she served ten years with a large…

Jeff comes to the firm with nearly 20 years of major gift fundraising and development experience within the non-profit and higher education sectors. He also has a strong retail management and small business ownership background that has shaped his client…

Randy helps leaders of Christian organizations rise to the next level through focused vision and fundraising. He says, “Only the Gospel is going to change culture.” Randy coaches today’s nonprofit leaders to be better and smarter about what they do,…

Todd Nichols brings over 25 years experience to the Dickerson, Bakker & Associates Grant Services team. His career spans across the globe including assisting philanthropists with project due diligence and evaluation, and nonprofits with grant development and project funding. Todd’s…

A solid grants program is the key to showcasing your organization’s work. Patty understands how the power of language helps ministries draw the attention of potential funders. For more than 15 years, Patty has advanced nonprofits in a variety of…

Greg has more than thirteen years’ experience in philanthropy and nonprofit leadership serving to advance the missions of local, national, and international nonprofits. His professional career includes a decade’s worth in serving as a Major Gift Officer and Divisional Resource…

Dr. Virts helps ministries grow through his research and strategy insight. His keen eye for growing audiences and revenue for Christian ministries and nonprofits helps their vision become a reality. Dr. Virts has a Ph.D. in speech communication from the…

In the past ten years, Dr. Keith Wright has led capital campaigns and development initiatives that resulted in over $75 Million in donations to the ministries he served. An ordained minister, Keith has served several large churches as Executive Pastor, Youth Pastor,…

Paula provides Dickerson, Bakker clients with excellent media advertising counsel, donor research and creative service consulting.

Jill joined the team at DickersonBakker in January, 2020. Sensing an internal shift to vocational ministry, Jill transitioned careers in 2013 after 25 years in the financial services industry. Fundraising consulting combined her vast financial services experience with her desire…

With more than twenty-years of senior leadership and c-suite experience, Rich is a life-long learner who is oriented toward growth and constantly pursues ways to challenge himself, others, and organizations to lead with excellence.  As such, he has earned a…

Jasmine Ng is a Chinese native migrated from Hong Kong to US as a young adult. She obtained her MS in Human Development in Texas, and she has recently become certified in PMP (Project Management Professional) after ten years in…

Melanie is a native of Western North Carolina & joined the Dickerson, Bakker & Associates team in January 2016 as Marketing & Lead Generation Specialist. She has a B.A. in Mass Communications from Wingate University & brings over 10 years’ experience in digital marketing, branding, content curation & strategic planning to the team. When she isn’t putting her creative super-powers to use, Melanie enjoys volunteering at her church, exploring the Blue Ridge mountains with her camera & setting out on various adventures with her young son.

Rachel Brackett was born and raised in WNC and joined Dickerson, Bakker & Associates in June 2018. Prior to Dickerson, Bakker and Associates, Rachel tapped into her natural entrepreneurial spirit by opening and running a local catering and specialty cake business. When Rachel isn't busy pursuing her degree in mathematics at the University of North Carolina Asheville, she enjoys serving as an elder in her church where she sits on committees for Christian education and local/global missions. Of course, none of these are as rewarding as the somewhat organized chaos that comes with spending time with her husband and four children. During the little down time she gets, Rachel loves to relax by watching Netflix and playing board games (especially chess) with her family.

Dave’s professional career includes almost 15 years’ experience managing creative and production services for dozens of successful major donor weekend events, which have collectively raised tens of millions of dollars. Also an accomplished videographer, Dave has traveled the world chronicling the impact of mission. Dave is a story-teller at heart, with a knack for boiling down complex ministries to a concise narrative, peppered with strong emotional content to help move people’s hearts and to drive them to invest.

Cole has been serving in leadership with the Dickerson-Bakker family of firms since 2015. Originally hired as the Vice President of Strategy and Outcomes and then promoted to firm Senior Vice President and Consulting Team Lead, he had the privilege…

Ron Infinger leads the executive search services team for DB&A Executive Search and Recruitment. Ron’s professional career includes over 30 years of retained executive search and consulting experience, successfully conducting engagements for a broad array of clients ranging from non-profits and…

Amber Christoferson brings to the team of DB&A Executive Search and Recruitment more than a decade of combined experience in corporate executive recruiting and non-profit leadership. As a Senior Consultant with DB&A, her client service role unites her two professional…