Our Team

FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL

Lindsay (she/her) is a listener, a teacher, a learner, and a speaker. She is a leader in media and communications impact strategy and measurement. She has worked with media organizations, nonprofits, and funders to develop custom impact frameworks, design strategies for maximizing impact, and conduct research to assess success. Lindsay has been invited to speak at dozens of conferences across the US and internationally about media impact, new media trends, audience and community engagement, and how to build high-impact strategies.

She is a firm believer in applied research and is passionate about ensuring equal access to information generated through research processes. Green-Barber founded Impact Architects LLC in 2017.

Lindsay earned her Ph.D. in political science from the City University of New York Graduate Center. She is based in Boulder, CO.

Get in touch with Lindsay: lindsay@theimpactarchitects.com

DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & EVALUATION

Eric (he/him) uses his skills as an applied researcher and evaluator to lead and manage research projects in media, philanthropy, and higher education. Eric previously worked as a Senior Research Analyst, Engagement and Inclusion at American Public Media, where he applied systems thinking to pioneer an approach to collecting, understanding, and using source diversity data in newsrooms. Eric is committed to solving problems efficiently and communicating solutions with empathy. He also believes that all data are good data, but that answers ultimately lie in good questions.

Eric has a PhD in European history from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He's based in Rochester, NY and is an avid reader, baseball fan, and dog lover.

Get in touch with Eric: eric@theimpactarchitects.com

SENIOR MANAGER, MEDIA IMPACT STRATEGY & ENGAGEMENT

Rosemary (she/her) has more than ten years of experience in journalism, international development, philanthropy, and local government. She has worked previously as Associate Editor at the Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy, Digital Communications Officer at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Public Relations and Programs Manager with the city of Clearwater's Community Redevelopment Agency.

She brings a strong belief in public service and finding creative, collaborative approaches to advancing democratic principles and independent media development.

Rosemary received her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Boston University, and her master’s degree in International Media from American University, where her studies focused on the rapidly changing global media environment and subsequent impact on access to and participation in civic life. She is based in the Washington, D.C. area and enjoys traveling, theater, BU hockey, and quoting movies.

Get in touch with Rosemary: rosemary@theimpactarchitects.com

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Abigail (she/her) recently graduated from Middlebury College with a bachelor’s degree in English. Abigail previously served as the Editor in Chief of The Middlebury Campus, Middlebury’s student-run newspaper, and as a member of the Media Portrayals of Minorities Project, a lab that uses computer-assisted and human coding techniques to analyze bulk newspaper data. She has also written for VTDigger, Vermont’s statewide digital daily.

Abigail is based in Washington, D.C.