Barbee earned a bachelor’s degree in French from Duke University with a concentration in languages, and then pursued a career in the computer industry, where she held various positions in IBM mainframe programming, project management, and systems programming for Trust Company of Georgia in Atlanta, and later, Marriott Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland. As she raised her two children, Barbee managed the financial operations of the family LED lighting business based in Charlottesville, Virginia, her home for the past 37 years. She has also been a long-time volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She was a rider at Walker’s and is an enthusiastic supporter of our current riding program.