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Barb Tucker

Barb was born and raised on a small farm in a southwestern Pennsylvania coal community. The youngest of six children, she left for West Virginia University in 1979 to earn her degree in agriculture/horticulture. In 1983, she secured a teaching position with Lewis County Schools in Weston, teaching Agriculture Education.

From that, she pursued a master’s degree in Behaviors Disorders and Emotional Disturbance while teaching at the Lewis County Alternative Learning Center for 10 years. Although the job was rewarding and exciting every day, a change back to regular education came for the next 17 years. During this time, Barb garnered new certifications and taught physics, environmental science, and general science in middle school and high school. As she was nearing retirement, a job in special education at the elementary level came up, and Barb finished her teaching career in that capacity.

Directly following retirement, Barb was the supervisor of Lewis-Upshur Parents as Teachers home visitation program through the Lewis County Family Resource Network. Recently, the position of Region 7 Adolescent Health Initiative Coordinator became available. Barb acquired that position to work with schools and communities to promote positive youth asset development through the State of West Virginia.