Barbara Bianchi joined MathAmigos in 2018 and has been both as a MathAmigos workshop instructor and in-class coach for teachers. She is a contributing author to MathAmigos’ Stories With Math workbook and has worked on numerous special projects, including MathAmigos’ website. Barbara began her career in public education as an elementary school teacher, teaching kindergarten through grade 4 for nearly 20 years in Wisconsin, Arizona, and Santa Fe. In Santa Fe she became a district-level mentor teacher for Santa Fe Public Schools. Barbara earned her masters degree in Education Administration and Supervision and was a state administrator and manager for ten years at the New Mexico Public Education Department.