the mango tree foundation: sustainability for women worldwide

Nancy Barfield Bauer, Executive Director

Making a difference in the world is Nancy’s passion. Mango Tree Foundation was created to follow that passion by empowering the women and communities of the developing world. She has expressed this passion through her role as coordinator for the Atlanta ONE Campaign for 2005-2006, an awareness raising campaign to make poverty history and has also worked with Heifer International, CARE and EDUN LIVE.

Nancy serves as the executive director of MTF. By sharing her passion for making a difference she has essentially became the face of the organization. Nancy's responsibilities at MTF primarily focus on the day to day functioning of the business working to organize the board and other members of the organization to help develop projects then put them in motion. Nancy also functions within the community (both locally and internationally) to raise funding, awareness and support for current and future MTF projects. Please contact Nancy with your ideas and comments at nancy@mangotreefoundation.org.

Lynn Patterson, Chief Project Manager

Dr. Lynn Patterson is a geographer and urban planner who researches sustainable local economic and sustainable community development. She has most recently conducted research on construction & demolition recycling as a tool for local economic development.

As Chief Sustainability Officer, Lynn ensures MTF conducts business in an environmentally responsible manner. While working in developing communities it is important that socially and environmentally sound practices are developed and passed on to future generations. Lynn guides MTF helping to ensure that the foundation always abides by these ideals. Feel free to contact Lynn at lynn@mangotreefoundation.org.

Mark Patterson, Chief Development Officer

Mark has been involved with international development projects since the early 1990s, having worked in the Philippines, Indonesia and Argentina. A key tenet in his work is social responsibility is everyone’s responsibility. In addition to serving as Senior Project Developer for the Mango Tree Foundation, Mark is a professor of geography at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, GA. He has a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Arizona.

As Chief Development Officer, Mark is in charge of identifying and evaluating potential projects the foundation might consider adopting. He is also the head grant writer for MTF. If you have a project you would like MTF to consider adopting or know of a grant MTF should apply for, please contact Mark at mark@mangotreefoundation.org.