About Barbara

Over the course of my development career, I've served some of the Boston area’s leading institutions including: Wellesley College, Babson College, Phillips Academy/Andover and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Through this experience, I had the opportunity to develop significant donor relationships in the U.S. and globally, establish successful major and principal giving programs, create unique high-level volunteer programs and advise institutional leadership. As principal of BDG Consulting, I leverage this experience to provide the critical thinking, objectivity and perspective needed to build successful, sustainable development programs.

During my initial career in advertising and public relations, in Boston and New York, I learned how competitive businesses reach, influence and grow a loyal consumer base. This background in strategic communications and marketing has been indispensable, and is well-integrated into my approach to development.

My educational background includes a B.A. cum laude in Government and Legal Studies from Bowdoin College. In the community, I’m a perennial Pan-Mass Challenge rider, member of the grant-making organization The Philanthropy Connection, volunteer at The Women’s Lunch Place, and have served on non-profit boards in Boston and New York.