Beginning her teaching career in Jamaica, West Indies, Barb has taught AP Studio Art at Sentinel Secondary School in West Vancouver, Canada, for 20 years. Barb is an experienced elementary teacher, has served as a District Art Coordinator, and has lectured in Art Education at both The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. She has worked for the BC Art Teachers’ Association in several executive positions including president.
Barb has been an AP Studio Art Reader for eight years, has given numerous AP and Pre-AP workshops across Canada, in the Western Region, and internationally. She has presented week-long Institutes in Detroit, San Diego, Bellevue, Hawai’i, Chicago, and Toronto.
Barb has been the recipient of the NAEA Pacific Region Award Art Educator of the Year Award, the BCATA Art Teacher of The Year Award, and has contributed to several AP Studio Art publications.