Background
Lustenader, Barbara Diane was born on November 26, 1953 in Albany, New York, United States. Daughter of Charles Elmer and Janet Barbara (Bergh) Setzer.
Lustenader, Barbara Diane was born on November 26, 1953 in Albany, New York, United States. Daughter of Charles Elmer and Janet Barbara (Bergh) Setzer.
Bachelor in English, College St. Rose, Albany, 1974. Master of Arts in English, State University of New York, Oswego, 1979. Postgraduate, Northwestern University.
Teacher English, Port Byron (New York) Center Schools, 1974-1979; saleswoman, Miller/Hahn, Auburn, New York, 1979-1980; executive assistant to vice president development, Wells College, Aurora, New York, 1980-1983; administrative assistant to president, Wells College, Aurora, New York, 1983-1985; associate director admissions, Wells College, Aurora, 1985-1987; assistant division manager human resources, Yaskawa Electric American, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois, 1987-1989; division manager corporation administration and human resources, Yaskawa Electric American, Inc., 1989-1990; director administration and human resources, branch manager, Yaskawa Electric American, Inc., 1990-1994; president, Lake Associations, Inc., Mundelein, Illinois, since 1994. Speaker in field, since 1994.
Member Lake County Youth Conservation Corps, Illinois, 1993—1996, chairman 501(3)(c) committee, 1993—1994. Board directors, volunteer, co-chairman Friends Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, 1983. Board directors, secretary, chairman human resource committee, member nominating committee Young Women’s Christian Association Lake and McHenry Counties, 1995—1997.
Board directors, co-chair student chapters Capital Region Human Resources Association, 2001—2002, vice president, 2002—2003, chair website management committee, 2002—2003, president, 2003—2004, chair salary survey committee, 2002—2008, co-chair human resources executive briefing series, 2004—2007, co-chair human resources leadership program, since 2006, chair nominating committee, 2004—2005. Member of League of Women Voters (finance chairman Cayuga County, New York chapter 1984-1986, board directors), New York State Society for Human Resource Management, Inc. (certification director 2001-2006, chair white paper committee 2004-2006, treasurer 2007-2008, Waterfall Outstanding Contribution award 2006, Stars Volunteer Leadership award 2008), Business Council New York State, Lake County Women in Management (awards committee 1991, 1994, chair program committee 1994-1996, awards committee 1995, chair 1996, Women of Achievement award 1996), WorldatWork, MRA, Management Association (co-chairman personnel generalists roundtable 1987-1997, co-chairman Human Resources executive roundable 1987—2000, compensation committee 1989—2000, human resources policies and practices committee 1989—2000, Outstanding Individual Contributor award 1995), Northern Illinois Society Human Resource Management (finance committee 1990, certified committee 1995-1996, program committee 1996-1997, Professional Excellence award 1995), National Women in Management Organization (Charlotte Danstrom award 1996), Basically Bach (development committee 1991).
Married Robert Alan Lustenader, May 20, 1972.