Barb Stricker

• Newspaper retail advertising sales/management for The Journal-Standard (Freeport, IL) and Kansas City Star
• Professional fundraising for Iowa State University
• Fundraising/volunteer management/event planning/grant writing/community needs assessment/fiscal management and planning as Executive Director of United Way of Northwest Illinois
• Analyzing foreign currency exposures and buying/selling currencies accordingly for Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

Functional Areas
Marketing Support and Client Management

Likes
Spending time with family and friends; travel; a sunny day on the water or at the beach; reading (especially cookbooks although I rarely cook anything from them); golf; going to the movies; BEING ADVENTUROUS (I have skydived, parasailed, skied in Banff, Canada in minus 40 degree weather…I will try almost anything once.)

Dislikes
Drivers who tailgate, don’t use their turn signal, or drive too slow; not being open to change or new ideas.

Education
Associate of Science Degree from Highland Community College, Freeport, Illinois; Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Administration from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois; one MBA course at Northern Illinois University.

Favorite Quote
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Gandhi