Barbara has been a member of the Women's Fund since 2008. After graduating from college, she lived for ten years in Milan and London. Returning to Princeton, New Jersey, she worked in commercial real estate, finishing her career as a consultant to start-up biotechnology companies and a founding member of the New Jersey Bioscience Association. After moving to Santa Barbara in 1994, Barbara continued her interest in real estate by serving as vice president on the boards of the Hope Ranch Homeowner's Association and SURF Development Company. SURF is the affordable housing development arm of Santa Barbara County's Housing Authority, whose mission is to provide housing to low income, elderly, and handicapped people. She has served on the Research, Membership, and Volunteer Engagement Committees.