Barbara graduated from Duke University in 1989 and joined Price Waterhouse in New York as an auditor. She received her MBA in both accounting and finance from New York University.
Barbara is an owner and financial planner at Trombley Associates in Wilbraham, MA. She is an active CPA and holds the FINRA Series 7 (General Securities Representative), Series 63 ( Uniform Investment Advisor Law Examination ), and Series 65 (Investment Adviser Representative) through LPL Financial and is a licensed insurance representative in life and annuities. She holds the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst designation and is also a member of the Financial Services Institute.
Barbara and her husband Mike have three children, Tory, Kyle and Alexandra. Barbara is President of the Wilbraham-Hampden Scholarship Foundation which is the primary source of local scholarships for seniors at Minnechaug Regional High School.