Barbara A. Walker joined Generations United as Vice President of Finance and Operations in November 2026. She leads the organization’s finances and operations and brings more than a decade of experience making sure mission driven work has the money, systems and people it needs to succeed.
Barbara has spent her career helping nonprofits run well, from climate resilience and disaster recovery to in prison education and reentry support for justice impacted individuals. She has managed millions of dollars in federal and state funding, run more than 30 programs, and worked with more than 20 partner organizations from Virginia to Colombia and Australia. Along the way, she cut federal reimbursement times by more than half and helped organizations through growth, restructuring and leadership change. Earlier in her career, she led operations for SP+, Regus and Dollar Tree, including a $20 million contract covering more than 8,000 Dollar Tree locations across North America and a team of more than 60 at a flagship SP+ facility.
Barbara holds an MBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of North Carolina and a bachelor’s degree from Regent University.
Barbara spent part of her childhood on her grandparents’ farm, and they played a big part in raising her, so joining Generations United feels like coming full circle. In her spare time, she loves exploring new places with her Boston terrier, Iris, and catching every New Jersey Devils game she can.