Senior Consultant

Maria Markham brings more than two decades experience as a nonprofit executive and a consultant when she works with nonprofit groups. Her work has extended across the sector with new, emerging, and established organizations.

Maria has worked with many diverse groups, individuals and communities including most recently in the US-Mexico border region. She has extensive experience in helping organizations develop strategies and practical approaches to major change and transition points in their growth. In addition to working with groups to help them build and strengthen their boards, translate vision into action, and focus on results and impact, Maria has specialized in capacity building, communications, resource development, and planning.

Prior to joining La Piana Consulting, Maria was founder and principal of Peann Consulting. Her past positions include Director of Development at Pyramid Atlantic and Director of Development at the Washington Bach Consort. Prior to coming to Washington D.C., Maria served as the first executive director of The Art Connection in Boston, as Director of Program Development and then Director of Development and Public Relations at HealthQuarters in Beverly, MA and also as Director of Agency Services at The Greater Boston Food Bank.

Maria has extensive leadership experience, working closely with and as a member of coalitions, boards of directors, and committees. She is a founding board member of The Art Connection in the Capital Region and serves on the board of The Galapagos Conservancy.

Maria received her Master’s Degree in Management from Brandeis University and a B.S. from Trinity College, Ireland. Maria lives just outside Washington, DC with her husband and two children.