Barbara has led teams to successfully launch companies into crowded markets, such as Pirus Networks, subsequently acquired by Sun Microsystems and Giganet, acquired by Emulex. She led the team that launched Sycamore Networks through the most successful IPO of its time. She also has extensive experience with publicly held companies including CHEN PR client Fairchild Semiconductor and Sun Microsystems. Prior experience included director of media and analyst relations globally for Bay Networks (now part of Nortel) and vice president of client services for Lois Paul & Partners and Hill & Knowlton's Advanced Technology Group. She also has extensive experience in advertising and marketing communications. An enthusiastic Concord resident, she assisted in media coverage for fund raising to complete the town's first Swim and Health Center and sits on the Board of historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. To relax, Barbara works in her garden, cooks and devours British mysteries. She is a graduate of Colby Sawyer College. |