Barbara Gagliotti has been involved in the nonprofit sector for over 20 years. As an educator, she has held various teaching and administrative positions in independent schools in the Washington, DC area and she has worked in organizations that serve youth, migrants and refugees along with other vulnerable populations.

In her current capacity as Foundations Office at AVSI-USA, an international development organization with projects in 32 countries, she works to connect discerning foundations with authentic human development solutions in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

She is a native of New York where she received an undergraduate degree from Pace University in Economics and a Masters degree in Nonprofit Administration from New York University. She also volunteers as Associate Director of Crossroads Cultural Center in Washington, DC which offers opportunities for education in all fields of human interest making it possible to look at the world with openness, curiosity and critical awareness.