Founder and Executive Director of the award-winning Storybook Theatre of Los Angeles (honored by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives), Barbara's interest in working with children began with performances at the famed Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company. She is also an accomplished actress, appearing in national television commercials, theater, television, and motion pictures including Airplane!, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, One Dozen, Diagnosis Murder, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and the television movie, Growing Up Brady. Barbara recently performed on stage as a featured guest artist at Penn State University in Dracula.