Barbara and her husband,
Charles, along with daughter, Laura Anne, attend the graduation
of son, Johnny, from Texas Christian University, May 11,
2002.
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on small image to enlarge
Barbara and Charles dancing at
the City's 30th Anniversary celebration.
Barbara and Laura Anne at the Concours d'Elegance
Barbara and her husband, Charles,
moved to Rancho Palos Verdes in 1976. Both are civic minded. Charles
is the immediate past president of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Sunset
Rotary Club which is donating a native plant garden to the Palos Verdes
Interpretive Center. He also serves on the Board of Directors of
the Cabrillo Marine Museum .
Two loyal supporters are daughter,
Laura Anne, and grandson, Bryce.
Barbara
Johnston Ferraro
Married
29 years to Charles Ferraro, Retired CFO, Northrop Aircraft International,
Inc.
Peninsula
Resident for 29 years except for 3 years in Madrid, Spain (’84-’87)
Three
children – Marcy, Johnny and Laura Anne (all graduates of
Peninsula schools)
Current
Employer – Palos Verdes Unified School District – Spanish
Teacher – Three years at Peninsula High; currently teaching
in a pilot program for Spanish K-5 at Rancho Vista Elementary School
Former
Spanish Teacher – Peninsula Enrichment Program (P.E.P.) (9
years) Montemalaga and Soleado Elementary Schools
Former
Deputy Clerk – 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, Richmond, Virginia
Former
Teacher – Hopewell City Schools, Hopewell, Virginia; American
School of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Education – B.A.
Degree Spanish, Political Science, Randolph-Macon Woman’s
College, Lynchburg, VA Additional Studies – 36 hours Graduate
Credit, Master’s Program, Virginia State University; Universidad
Nacional Autónomo de México; College of William and
Mary; UCLA, USD (Education Courses)
Volunteer
Service includes: Las Madrecitas, President ’91-’92;
Assistance League Member, Auction Chair, Cuisine A La Carte; AFS
(American Field Service) Host Parent to Jasmina Stojanovic from Yugoslavia,
Dubravka Milutinovic from Servia, and Anne-Claire Brunon from France;
Former Deacon and Mission Impact ‘03 Volunteer at St. Peter’s
By the Sea Presbyterian Church; PTA Volunteer at Mira Catalina, Miraleste
and Peninsula High; Member, League of Women Voters, Peninsula Friends
of the Library, Palos Verdes Art Center, Peninsula Seniors, National
Women’s Political Caucus, and Palos Verdes Republican Women
Federated
