Barbara Sheppard Webster

Background

Webster, Barbara Sheppard was born on April 25, 1936 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Edward Francis and Rita Joan (Gargale) Sheppard.

Education

Bachelor, Douglass College, 1957. Master of Education, Rutgers University, 1965.

Career

Assistant field director Public Opinion Surveys, Princeton, New Jersey, 1957-1960. Teacher, counselor Bound Brook (New Jersey) High School, 1960-1962. Teacher, performer, choreographer division continuing education Westport (Connecticut) Public Summer School, Staples High School, 1968-1986.

Managing director Levitt Pavilion for Performing Arts, Westport, Connecticut, 1983-1985. Executive director Stamford (Connecticut) Community Arts Council, 1985-1987, Artspace, Incorporated, New York Haven, 1987—1997. General manager Connecticut Dance School, Inc., Fairfield, since 1997.

Career counselor Bunnell High School, Stratford, since 1999. Mentor Inner City Cultural Development Connecticut Commission Arts, Bridgeport, 1992-1993, Hartford, 1993-1994, New Haven, 1994-1997. Participant Alliance New York State Arts Councils, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1986, Yale School Organization and Management, 1987.

Founding director Media Arts Center, New Haven, 1991-1995. Founder Summer Arts for Youth-Soccer Association for Youth!, since 1994.

Achievements

• Barbara Sheppard Webster has been listed as a noteworthy Art association administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Arts and Business Roundtable, New Haven, 1995-1997, Arts! Artists! Athletes! Special Olympics World Games, New Haven, 1994-1995. Participant Vision Project Gtr. New Haven, 1994. Member American Association of University Women (Norwalk-Westport chapter 1994-1996, Bound Brook (New Jersey) chapter 1960-1963), New Haven Rotary (Outstanding Committee Chair 1994-1996, director vocational service 1996-1997, Rotarian of Year 1997, Paul Harris fellow 1997^).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, dance, yoga, tai-chi, fashion design.

Connections

Married Russell Thomas Webster, September 7, 1957 (deceased September 1976). Children: Russell Todd, Catherine Sheppard.

Father:

Edward Francis Sheppard

Mother:

Rita Joan (Gargale) Sheppard

Spouse:

Russell Thomas Webster

child:

Catherine Sheppard Webster

child:

Russell Todd Webster