Meet Your NSA Staff

Joshua C. Caulfield, IOM
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Joshua Caulfield, IOM, worked in non-profit associations since 1997 and has been the CEO of six organizations resulting in significant revenue and membership growth.  Mr. Caulfield has received presidential awards from the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and earned the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute of Organizational Management (IOM) certification.

Joshua is a published author of several articles and books on Organizational Management and Membership Recruitment, including “Outreach: Recruiting Members Painlessly”.

He is an accomplished speaker on technology adaptation, pricing policy, and leadership topics and he has developed programs for the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

Lauren B. Nilssen, CMP, CMM, CAE, AFSP
Deputy Executive Director
Contact: lnilssen@nsacct.org, (571) 982-7358

Lauren Nilssen, CMP, CMM, CAE, AFSP, has over 25 years of non-profit association experience and 20 years as a registered tax professional solving tax issues. Lauren worked as a technical editor for KMPG, a Big-4 accounting firm, and she was an event planner for non-profit association board meetings and an industry consultant. Ms. Nilssen also teaches future association executives who are preparing for the Certification of Association Executives (CAE) exam.

Lauren has lived and worked as a journalist in Moscow, Russia, and has traveled extensively. She lives in Arlington, VA with her husband.

Brian B. Bauman
Director of Marketing and Communications
Contact: bbauman@nsacct.org, (571) 982-7357

Brian is an award-wining communications and marketing professional who comes to NSA as a self-professed “agent of opportunity,” having served in the nonprofit sector, political arena, and multi-media marketplace. Brian is known for his passion for brand realignment, routing out new members and producing awesome multi-media experiences. Brian has helped empower hundreds of nonprofits to successfully promote and fundraise, managed political campaigns, and even marketed a multi-million-dollar media corporation. In his spare time, Brian likes herding feral pugs out on the range.

Devlin Bennett
Director of the Accreditation Council for Accountancy & Taxation (ACAT)
Assistant Director of Education
Contact: dbennett@nsacct.org, (571) 982-7368

Devlin Bennett has been at NSA for 10 years.  She is currently the director of the Accreditation Council for Accountancy (ACAT) and she manages the administering and testing of the four ACAT credentials in both accounting and taxation.  Devlin previously worked in retail management and designing cakes.  She lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband and 3 children.

D'Onice Shaw Dillard (D'O)
Office Manager
Contact: ddillard@nsacct.org, (703) 719-8909

D’Oniece Shaw Dillard (D’O) joins NSA as Office Manager and oversees the daily administrative operations of the organization. D'O forged an impressive multi-disciplined career with notable nonprofit organizations in the Nation's Capital, such as the 300-year-old historic Falls Church, the influential First Baptist Church located within sight of the White House, and the venerable Washington National Cathedral. D'O first earned her chops in the national and local radio-television industry, driving community-focused public relations, promotions, and media buying efforts throughout the region.

Cindy Lopez
Membership and Marketing Manager
Contact: clopez@nsacct.org, (571) 982-7359

Cindy Lopez plays an essential role in NSA, managing the flow of information between the Membership and Marketing Department and our members. Cindy has over 15 years of experience in the non-profit world, having worked as an office manager for JKS Systems, based in Fairfax, VA, and for the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) in Washington, DC.