For the past 24 years Barry Lott has worked with federal agency officials, state and local policymakers, local agency authorities, national associations, and industry to develop, implement, and provide economic opportunities for those in disadvantaged and marginzlized communities. 

Barry has extensive private sector and national nonprofit experience and is currently a Director at the National Council on Aging (NCOA), the national voice for every person’s right to age well. NCOA believes aging well is something every American deserves—regardless of gender, color, sexuality, income, or zip code. Barry manages the oversight of Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), which is the only federally funded job training program for older adults. He is responsible for the oversight of subcontractor operations and subcontractor contracts and monitors the fiscal performance of the division, which consists of 24 project offices in 12 state and Puerto Rico. 

Prior to this and other roles, Barry worked for MAXIMUS Inc., an international leader in government services, where he worked with government clients in Delaware, Baltimore, and Washington, DC to deliver practical and innovative solutions to improve the performance of their workforce services programs. Barry received the MAXIMUS Workforce Services Presidents Recognition awards for FY 2001 and FY 2002 and was a recipient of the FY 2003 Workforce Vision President Award for Achievement and Excellence. 

Barry holds a BS in Marketing from Frostburg State University and is a 2011 Marano Fellow graduate of the Sector Skills Academy ran by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program. Barry serves on the Board of Directors for Delaware Futures, True Access Capital, and YouthBuild USA.