Barbara
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BARBARA IVES, Member of the Board
Barbara Ives was a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1980, the first class to include women in service academy history. She graduated with honors and was commissioned as a Naval Officer and served for over six years on active duty with a Meteorology and Oceanography specialty. She transitioned to the Naval Reserve and served a total of 27 years attaining the rank of Captain in the senior most leadership position in the Naval Reserve’s Meteorology and Oceanography community.
Following her family’s assignment in 2001 to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Barbara began to teach at St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland and was selected as the Math Department Chairperson.
Barbara also founded and served as the director of the Individual Augmentee Spouse Support Group (IASSG), an organization designed to support the spouses and families of Individual Augmentees (service members serving overseas fighting the Global War on Terror). Her work served as the model for all Navy IASSG programs throughout the country.
In July 2008, Barbara was selected as Dean of Academics for St. Mary’s Ryken High School. She was recognized as a Xaverian Pillar of the Community Leader for her STEM curriculum development.
Barbara has been recently selected by the College of Southern Maryland as their Director of Strategic Partnerships.
Barbara serves on the boards of a wide variety of local organizations that address education and veteran issues.
Barbara Ives was a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1980, the first class to include women in service academy history. She graduated with honors and was commissioned as a Naval Officer and served for over six years on active duty with a Meteorology and Oceanography specialty. She transitioned to the Naval Reserve and served a total of 27 years attaining the rank of Captain in the senior most leadership position in the Naval Reserve’s Meteorology and Oceanography community.
Following her family’s assignment in 2001 to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Barbara began to teach at St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland and was selected as the Math Department Chairperson.
Barbara also founded and served as the director of the Individual Augmentee Spouse Support Group (IASSG), an organization designed to support the spouses and families of Individual Augmentees (service members serving overseas fighting the Global War on Terror). Her work served as the model for all Navy IASSG programs throughout the country.
In July 2008, Barbara was selected as Dean of Academics for St. Mary’s Ryken High School. She was recognized as a Xaverian Pillar of the Community Leader for her STEM curriculum development.
Barbara has been recently selected by the College of Southern Maryland as their Director of Strategic Partnerships.
Barbara serves on the boards of a wide variety of local organizations that address education and veteran issues.
