Consider our management team as an extension of your staff.
Our team represents a cross-section of industry leaders, account executives from direct marketing agencies, and data experts. Combining the efforts of our knowledgeable team with the input of industry trailblazers, we have developed tools that transform time-consuming tasks into efficient and reliable processes. We’re here to make data easy for you.
Lori Barao - Director of Operations
Lori's direct marketing skills have been honed over more than 20 years in the industry. The consistent delivery of quality data and superior service at Frontline Data Group resulted from Lori’s direction of the merge/purge division. Under her supervision, the account management staff has been, and continues to be, held to the highest standard.
A cornerstone for the data services team, Lori researched, planned, and implemented the development of SOLO, Frontline’s online list inventory tool for merge/purges. In addition to handling challenging and complicated client requests, Lori is also responsible for the long-term and short-term planning of company goals and objectives.
Prior to joining Frontline, Lori spent nearly 20 years at EDS, CRM Business Intelligence (formerly Wiland Services). As a Senior Business Analyst, she successfully built and maintained strong relationships with a client base of nonprofit, retail, and catalog clients. She recommended customer management solutions that improved acquisition, retention, and maximization of customer lifetime value.
Lori holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she graduated with a Major in Marketing. She lives with her family in Northern Virginia.
Tim Fogel - Application Development Manager
Tim has over 15 years of experience in the fundraising industry.
Nearly 10
years of that time was spent working for an industry leading telemarketing
company as a Systems Support Specialist, Software Developer and SQL
Server DBA.
As the manager of the Application Development team, Tim leads his team in the designing and creating of custom software solutions to support client programs. Tim’s extensive experience with database management enables him to deliver dynamic, real-time database reporting which provides our clients with the relevant information needed to make decisions in today’s business climate.
Through extensive research and development, Tim’s team implemented an interactive online tool where clients have immediate access to view and query their database. This online tool is customized to meet each client’s specific requirements, allowing them to focus on their core fundraising objectives.
Tim received an MIS and International Business degree from Bowling Green State University. He resides in Akron, Ohio with his wife.
Melissa Fogel - Data Processing Manager
Melissa has over 10 years of management experience with a focus on account management, direct marketing and database management. Melissa began her career managing an inbound/outbound call center with a staff of over 30 employees responsible for selling advertising for one of the nation’s largest publishers.
The foundation of Melissa’s fundraising career began as the Account Manager supporting one of the nation’s largest political organizations. Because of Melissa’s successful management of this account she is thoroughly entrenched in all facets of client operations. This unique experience enables Melissa, as the Data Processing Manager, to bridge the gap between the technical requirements of each project with the client’s expectations.
Melissa’s strong passion and knowledge of our clients has made her instrumental in several key initiatives over the years, including the planning, quality control, testing and implementation of the online database management system. Melissa’s enthusiasm for our clients continues to drive her work with ongoing, strategic improvements in data processing that focus on client objectives, automation, on-time delivery and quality.
Melissa is a member of our Strategic Planning Team which is responsible for defining the vision and direction of our company. Melissa lives with her husband in Akron, Ohio.
