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 44 years of experience in fund raising and 36 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…

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. As a Certified Fund Raising Executive, 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 fundraising 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 program…

Jolene has become the cornerstone of our team since her beginnings with Dickerson, Bakker & Associates. Jolene has over 20 years’ experience in executive administration and finance, event coordination & hospitality. Canadian born & raised, Jolene and her husband now call Raleigh, NC home. When she’s not coming to the rescue of her co-workers, Jolene enjoys spending time with her husband of 30 years, their 3 married children, 2 grandsons, and of course Finley, the newest 4-legged member of her growing family.

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.

Cole has been serving in leadership with the DickersonBakker 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…

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,…

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 (GPC) 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 and has taught or presented…

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,…

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…

Jason joined DickersonBakker in 2020 as Vice President, Client Services. With nearly three decades of major gift fundraising experience, Caniglia has played a leadership role in securing more than $660 Million for Non-Profits and leading high-performing teams to secure an…

9Barbara 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…

Todd Nichols brings over 25 years experience to the DickersonBakker 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 primary focus is…

Tom joins our firm bringing over 30 years of development leadership experience with faith-based non-profit organizations. Shortly after graduating from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Tom was hired by their stewardship department to work on their first billion-dollar campaign. He…

Working with non-profit leaders has been a deep passion for Roy. Before joining DickersonBakker as a CEO Coach, he served as President/CEO of Wycliffe Bible Translators, American Bible Society, and The Seed Company. Prior to these executive roles spanning over…

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

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

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…

Melanie is a native of Western North Carolina & joined the Dickerson, Bakker & Associates team in January 2016 as Marketing & Lead Generation Manager. She has a B.A. in Mass Communications from Wingate University & brings over 15 years' experience in digital marketing, branding, content curation & strategic planning to the team. When she isn’t putting her creative superpowers 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.

Eva is a native North Carolinian who joined the team at DickersonBakker in August 2020.  She has a B.A. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from Belmont Abbey College with additional accounting work at North Carolina State University.  With over…

Shelby is a “nearly-native” Texan who joined the team at DickersonBakker in July 2021. She holds a B.A. in English from Tarleton State University and brings experience in multi-site church ministry, as well as Christian higher education. She delights in…

Joel is a native of South India and joined the DickersonBakker team in August 2021 as the Systems Support Specialist. He has a B.B.A from Western Governance University. Joel is known for his sense of work ethic as well as…

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…

Rev. Dr. Kurt Appel was born in New Orleans, LA where he lived until moving to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1990.  Prior to entering the ministry, Dr. Appel was an engineer with Sharp Electric, Inc., a family-owned commercial and…

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…

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,…

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…

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.