Margaret Stockton

Consultant

Margaret Stockton has worked with nonprofit organizations throughout her career. As an independent consultant she worked on several projects with The Park Avenue Armory and The New York Philharmonic. Prior to becoming a consultant, she worked for the Tessitura Network, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City Center, and Arena Stage. She has worked primarily in IT managing various applications, with an emphasis on Tessitura and all of its components.

Margaret received an MFA in acting from The Actors Studio MFA Program at the New School for Social Research, a DipDA from New College of Speech and Drama (Middlesex Polytechnic) and has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College. In her free time, she is an actor, director, producer, acting teacher, and avid audience member. She currently resides in McLean, VA.

MORE ABOUT MARGARET

Where do you work? Where are you from?

I currently live in McLean, VA. I am originally from Washington, DC but grew up in Okinawa, Teheran, Boston, Bethesda, and Wallingford. As an adult I have lived in Bronxville, London, Los Angeles, McLean and NYC.

What do you do at JCA?

I am a consultant working primarily on Tessitura projects.

What is your background? What brought you to JCA?

I have worked primarily in the nonprofit world during my career (though there was a brief foray as an assistant at a car dealership). I started in the Box Office and moved to Subscriptions, Development, and, finally, Technology, where I have spent most of my career.

I worked with JCA as a client when I was with one of my previous organizations and JCA has always impressed me with the quality of their work and their understanding of the nonprofit world. When the chance came to come work with JCA, I jumped.

What do you do outside of JCA?

In one word—theatre. I act, direct, produce, and teach acting, and I attend as many shows as possible. I also love to cook, do needlepoint, puzzles, and my longest ongoing hobby—Legos.

What is one of your favorite stories of/with a JCA client?

I used to be a client of JCA and I was always impressed with how kind everyone was and how my consultant listened and understood. I have tried to follow the example my consultant set now that I am a consultant.

I am unable to pick a favorite story of/with one of my clients but I look forward every year to seeing them at TLCC, past, current and future clients. They stop by our booth to say hello, they pull me over between sessions to ask a question, or share what they are doing and how. It is great to work with so many people and see them grow.