Mary Ann de Barbieri

Mary Ann de Barbieri uses her extensive nonprofit management experience to help nonprofit organizations achieve their organizational goals. For sixteen years, Mary Ann was associated with The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC, serving as managing director for ten years. Prior to opening de Barbieri & Associates (dBA) in 1994, she was director of the Washington, D.C. office of The Foundation Center.

As a consultant, Mary Ann has extensive experience with projects to enhance the sustainability of nonprofit organizations. She managed the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities UPSTART Capacity Building program from its inception in 2006 through 2014 and her work included coaching and consulting for 50 DC-based arts organizations. During her six years as senior consultant with National Arts Strategies, Mary Ann was lead consultant for the Cleveland Foundation’s Building Arts Strength in Cleveland (BASICs) capacity building program, project director for the Arizona ArtShare Midsize Stabilization Program, and senior consultant for the New Haven Arts Stabilization Program and the Arts Stabilization project in Baltimore.

Mary Ann is past-president of the board of directors of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement (CNA) and was chair of the selection committee of CNA’s Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management. She chaired the Washington Post Grants in the Arts selection committee from its establishment in 1997 through 2009. A frequent speaker and trainer, Mary Ann designed the curriculum for Chorus America’s Chorus Management Institute (CMI) and has served as core faculty for the Chorus America program since its inception in 2002.