Running for LD28 House.
Barbara is a second-generation native Arizonan, educated in Arizona public schools, kindergarten through university. She has taught English and Social Science in Arizona schools — middle school, high school, and community college — for over 40 years. After surviving polio in infancy, she was left with minor mobility issues and an enduring appreciation for vaccines and medical science! She grew up in Phoenix in a family of five (plus two grandparents). Her father, Pat Lebs, was a high school band director. Barbara has been married to a Phoenix-area architect for over 30 years. They have two adult children and are very active in their church, Dove of the Desert UMC, especially in music and missions. Las Palomas del Norte Handbell Choir is their extra-curricular labor of love. She currently teaches part-time at Glendale Community College North, since retiring from full-time teaching in the Deer Valley District.