A native of West Virginia, Barbara has enhanced learning at CHC since 2006, providing support inside and outside the classroom for teachers and students alike. At CHC, she has worked as a Teacher Assistant in Grades 3-5 and also as a substitute teacher of K-Grade 8 students.
Barbara especially enjoys helping students develop interest in music and is a certified teacher of Vocal and Instrumental Music for K-Grade 12 students and a performing member of the U.S. Army National Guard Band since 2009. She has a bachelor's degree in Sacred Music at Central Bible College in Springfield, Mo., and a bachelor's degree in Music Education from Southwest Missouri State University. While in Missouri, Barbara worked for seven years in Springfield Public Schools.
Her favorite Bible verse is, "He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)