PM4Change Board of Directors
Kendall Lott, PMP
PM4Change Co-Founder, Board Member & CEO
Kendall has more than 25 years of experience in the federal government and as a consultant. He is the CEO/President of M Powered Strategies, Inc, an organizational design and development consulting firm in Washington DC that supports organizations within the U.S. Government. His professional background includes government service at the Departments of Agriculture and Justice, as well as service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Federated States of Micronesia.
A certified Project Management Professional, a DiSC certified Coach and a Gallup certified Strengths Coach, he has served as a volunteer with Washington DC Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMIWDC) for over a decade, and was an active member of the board for 10 years. His volunteer roles include executive management as he has been the COO and CEO of PMIWDC, and the Executive Director of the Project Management Day of Service. He is the creator and host of the PM Point of View Podcast®.
Kendall holds a Master of International Affairs from the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Indiana University, Bloomington.
Laura Barnard, PMP
PM4Change Co-Founder, Board President & Treasurer
Laura is an International Keynote Speaker, Trainer, and Business Advisor. She has been a driving force behind the integration of PMOs and Project Management into organizational strategy for 25 years. Starting in 1999 with the creation of her first PMO, she spent 15 years as a PMO and strategy delivery leader, gaining invaluable experience in driving sustainable change within organizations. Over the past decade, her company PMO Strategies has been dedicated to helping organizations maximize their returns on investment by unleashing the full potential of project management and PMOs. Laura has developed a powerful system for helping organizations achieve high impact outcomes for every project.
In 2021, Laura was named the World PMO Influencer of the Year, the only award of its kind, by the PMO Global Alliance, for her many accomplishments in positioning the PMO as the most valuable strategic asset for organizations to deliver their strategy. You can learn more about this on her popular PMO Strategies Podcast and as a part of the longest-running PMO-specific virtual conference, the IMPACT Summit. Laura welcomes you to learn more about how they can help you make a bigger IMPACT at PMOStrategies.com.
Mike Hannan, PMP
PM4Change Co-Founder & Board Member
Mike is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and innovator of industry-leading techniques to drive unprecedented improvements in project portfolio performance.
His background in Project Portfolio Management (PPM) started at NASA in the early 1990s supporting large, complex initiatives such as the International Space Station. He has managed and consulted on $1B+ project portfolios, and is lead author of the 2014 book, The CIO’s Guide to Breakthrough Project Portfolio Performance.
On the personal side, Mike is a national champion track & field athlete, and a happily married father of three young adults.