Barbara joined EDA in 2007 after completing her BS in Landscape Architecture from the University of Connecticut (UCONN). Barbara provides a strong horticultural knowledge base to the team by bringing with her a broad range of experiences from her 20 year career in the nursery industry. She worked for several of the largest commercial growers in positions ranging from propagation to operations management and sales to marketing and licensing. She also has a BS in Environmental Horticulture from UCONN and a MBA from the University of South Florida.

Barbara is actively pursuing her license in Landscape Architecture. She is on the Board of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects as a Member-At-Large, is a Connecticut Accredited Nursery Professional (CANP) and serves on her hometown Wetland Commission and Park Advisory Board.