Barbara served as Executive Director of Discovery Place and Discovery 2000 and developed the groundwork for McWane Science Center. She is a graduate of Leadership Birmingham and Leadership America.

Barbara serves as a Robert Wood Johnson Fellows mentor, on the National Advisory Forum of the Women’s Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, in Dallas, Texas, on the Board of the National Association of Children’s Healthcare Quality in Boston, MA, on the UAB President’s Advisory Council and President of Harbert Center Management Inc. Barbara was named a Top Ten Birmingham Businesswomen by Birmingham Business Journal in 1990, one of 25 Intriguing People To Watch in 2003 by Birmingham magazine, a 2004 Women of Distinction by Cahaba Girl Scouts and has served extensively on civic boards and endeavors.

Barbara and Stuart have two children, five grandchildren and a fanciful dog, Izzie.