Our Team

Derric Bakker comes from a family with a tradition of service. Beginning his career in banking and real estate, Derric…

With 40 years of experience in fund raising and 31 years as a fund-raising consultant for Christian organizations, Clark Dickerson has personally…

Since Mindy was a child she has been involved in fund raising and sharing the gospel for Christ in one…

Jolene has become the cornerstone of our team since her beginnings with Dickerson, Bakker & Associates. Jolene has over 15…

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. Jeff has been on the boards of several nonprofits, ministries and churches. He has also held several corporate company management and leadership positions, becoming successful within each. Jeff’s professional experiences come together to help leaders of Christian ministries and organizations do more than they could have done otherwise. Over the past twenty-five years, Jeff has worked with hundreds of Christ-centered ministries and organizations to plan and enact the courses of action that will grow both their leadership skills and financial support. His client list has included everything from smaller market ministries to some of the largest international relief and development organizations. With Dickerson, Bakker & Associates he comes along brothers and sisters in Christ to encourage and motivate them in the areas of development and leadership. Jeff married Carol, literally “the girl next door”. They have been married for forty years, have four children and nine grandkids. He loves to scuba dive any time he gets a chance.

Shawn began his career in the commercial for-profit sector, working successfully in sales and sales management roles. His life was…

David is a certified grant professional through the Grant Professionals Certification Institute and has worked in the non-profit development field…

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, in confidence that they will impact more people with the Gospel, ultimately bringing our culture closer to a saving knowledge of Jesus. Randy holds a rich and extensive background in fundraising and development. Over the past 30+ years, he honed skill sets from JC Penney as a Merchandise Manager, Amway Corporations as a Catalog Buyer, and Cornerstone University (his alma mater) as Director of Alumni Relations and Vice President for Advancement. He now uses all of his knowledge to walk alongside ministry leaders. From leading the charge for multi-million dollar capital campaigns to initiating relationships with major supporters of organizations, Randy’s depth of knowledge is far-reaching. After decades of innovation and leadership in fundraising and developing support for organizations he worked for, Randy decided that passing on his knowledge to others sounded exciting! The idea of mentoring other Christian leaders with the skill sets accumulated over his years would extend his reach and multiply his vision to see our culture change. A couple of Randy’s personal goals include playing golf in all fifty states (thirty two down so far) and taking every Disney cruise available! Randy married his mentor and best friend, Beth, thirty-eight years ago. Their daughter, Stefanie, married Keith and they have a two-year old son, David. Their son, Scott, married Brianna and they have three little boys, Blake, Logan and Miles. David, Blake and Logan drive Randy’s desire to change our culture in hopes that their generation will live to their fullest potential.

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 focused service. Jeff has over 10 years’ experience in faith based non-profit development leadership. He led the highest volume division for The Salvation Army Texas as the Divisional Development Director. During this time, he focused on team leadership, major gifts, planned giving, strategic planning, direct marketing, and capital campaigns. He successfully led numerous capital campaigns for the Texas division at the multi-million-dollar level. Jeff thrives in helping other organizations achieve their full potential in both ministry and mission. For several years, Jeff was a bi-vocational worship leader in a few church’s playing guitar and keyboard. He received his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University and his professional certification as a CFRE in 2012 through the IU school of Philanthropy. His wife Anita was a certified Speech and Language Pathologist for several years before focusing on raising their 3 children.

Todd Nichols brings over 25 years experience to the Dickerson, Bakker & Associates Grant Services team. His career spans across…

In the past ten years, Dr. Keith Wright has led capital campaigns and development initiatives that resulted in over $75…