About Barbara

SPEAKER	Professional Member of the National Speakers Association in high demand as an international speaker having lectured throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Central America and South Africa. Fluent in Spanish Recently lectured at the following organizations: Marin Association of Female Executives, California Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia Allen, Allen & Hemsley Law Firm, Australia National Convention of American Mothers, Inc., Hawaii Auckland Women’s Club, New Zealand Waikoloa Hilton, Hawaii Schools Sampling of universities and private schools where lectured: University of Queensland Women’s College, Brisbane, Australia (valedictory address) University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California Texas A & M, Austin, Texas Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Grier Girls School, Tyrone, Pennsylvania Hawaii Baptist Academy, Honolulu, Hawaii St. Timothy’s Catholic School, Stevenson, Maryland Xavier College Preparatory, Phoenix, Arizona

AUTHOR	Books The Inside-Outside Beauty Book The Confident You: A Woman’s Guide to Lasting Beauty Straight Talk For Parents: What Teenagers Wish They Could Tell You Dear Barbara: Answers to the Most Asked Questions of Teenage Girls The Incredible Gifts of Women Contributing Author in ten other books

DIRECTOR	Currently Founder and Director of “A New You Retreat for Women,” a week-long program for women from all over the world. It is held annually on the campus of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City and is designed for women interested in self-improvement and a complete external and internal rejuvenation. Founder and Director of “Be The Best You” Camp, a week-long program held annually for girls ages 12-18 designed to help them develop their self esteem, discover their unique talents and increase their ability to give of themselves.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE	School Administrator Owner and administrator of two Barbizon Schools of Modeling and Fashion Merchandising in Texas Administrative and teaching certification from Texas Education Agency Producer Utah’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program Fashion Production and Coordination for 23 fashion shops at Ghiradelli Square in San Francisco Fashion Production and Coordination for The Assemblage – 30 San Francisco Designers Ballet performance, choreography and teaching Danced professionally as a demi-soloist with the Atlanta Ballet Company Soloist and Assistant Artistic Director of the University Civic Ballet, University of Texas Ballet teacher – University of Texas Ballet Department Guest choreographer and director – Corpus Christi Civic Ballet Company Image Consultant Recognized as a world-renowned authority on appearance, motivation and communication Pageant Affiliation Assisted countless young women to prepare for Miss America, America’s Junior Miss, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Assisted in the training of 13 national winners in beauty pageants (including 6 Miss USA winners and 5 winners of America’s Junior Miss) Associate Producer of Utah’s USA and Teen USA Programs Former President – Miss El Paso Scholarship Guild Acting Performed in various theatrical productions, such as My Fair Lady, Shot in the Dark and The Merry Widow

COMMUNITY	Boards Member, National Advisory Board, America’s Junior Miss Scholarship Program Member, President’s Advisory Board of Brigham Young University-Hawaii Member, Marin Association of Female Executive Member, Governor’s Committee – Texas Association for Retarded Children Vice-President Women’s Division of the El Paso Junior Chamber of Commerce Member, Guild of Ballet Theater West San Francisco, California Board Member, The Portland Ballet

PERSONAL	Barbara with her late husband, philanthropist Hal Jones, formed the private non-profit HBJ Foundation, now known as The Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation, which supports and encourages self-esteem in teenage girls through the “Be Your Best Self” Girls Camp and seeks to motivate and empower women of all ages through programs that help them realize their full potential to lead more fulfilling and productive lives. Barbara has two children and six wonderful grandchildren.