Background
Swarthout, Barbara Ann was born on January 26, 1947 in Lincoln, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Herman Frederick and Florence Elizabeth (Gockel) Trepel.
Swarthout, Barbara Ann was born on January 26, 1947 in Lincoln, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Herman Frederick and Florence Elizabeth (Gockel) Trepel.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Alverno College, 1987. Master in Industrial and Labor Relations, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1991.
Sales representative, office manager, Aid Association for Lutherans, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1970-1978; personnel specialist, Dana Corporation, Edgerton, Wisconsin, 1978-1979; insurance and employment administrator, Caterpillar Tractor Company, Edgerton, 1979-1984; employment and training administrator, Dresser Industries Division, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1984-1986; corporation employment manager, Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Waukesha, 1986-1988; corporation employment manager, division personnel manager, Universal Foods, Milwaukee, 1989; director educational programs, International Foundation Employee Benefit Plans, Brookfield, Wisconsin, 1989-1991; manager staffing and development, Allen-Bradley, A Rockwell International Company, Mequon, Wisconsin, since 1991.
Member employment resources committee Milwaukee Urban League, 1986-1989. Executive committee member State of Wisconsin Employer Committee, Madison, 1979-1984. Member Society for Human Resource Management (chairperson training and development committee since 1987).
Married Robert J. Buggs, March 30, 1968 (divorced 1982). Married David L. Swarthout, June 27, 1987. Children: Michele, David, Amanda.