Board of Directors

Oksana joined the Barbereux staff in the spring of 2010. She is the former editor and Director of Marketing for KidzClix.net, an online magazine for children. Prior to that, she was Director of Admissions for DaVinci Academy, a school for gifted children in Elgin, Illinois. Oksana is a trained facilitator of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and has presented leadership workshops for middle school students, businesses and organizations. She is the parent of two Barbereux students.

Tom served as Head of School for Armitage Academy, a K-8 independent school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for five years and formerly was Head of School for DaVinci Academy, a private school for K-8 gifted children in Elgin, Illinois. Prior to these roles he was Director of Youth and Social Services for the Village of Deerfield for 25 years. Tom received a Master of Arts Degree in Teaching from national-Louis University. He has served on Barbereux’s Board of Directors for a number of years and two of his children attended Barbereux School.

Karen is Director of St. Mark’s Day School in Barrington. Previously she was Dean of Students at Berkeley Hall School in Los Angeles, CA where she worked as the school’s guidance and discipline administrator and developed social emotional learning standards and performance assessments for students in preschool through grade 8. As Head of School in both Illinois and California, she developed educational policy and programs that advanced her schools. She holds a BA in Child Development, a MA in Special Education: Gifted, and an administrative credential and is a published author and presenter on topics in gifted education. She and her husband have three grown children and recently returned to the area to be near their first grandchild. She loves hiking and enjoying nature, reading, cooking, and time with family.

Audrey received BS/Ed from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio;  MS/Ed from Cal State Univ, Fullerton, CA.  Classroom teacher, elementary and middle schools, in Ohio, Illinois, Nebraska, California for about 40 years. Received a district award as outstanding teacher of the year.  Directed Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Education program for Walnut, CA School District–a program designed to teach the dangers of using these substances. Certified for CLAD (Cultural, Linguistic, and Ability Diversity).  Most recently, mentored student teachers at Cal Poly Pomona; Cal State, Fullerton; Whittier College.  Enjoys outings with family/friends.  Writes poetry for family/friends for special occasions. Has a poem in The Path Not Taken, published by the National Library of Poetry.

Tony grew up in Michigan on the family’s fruit and livestock farm. After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in Industrial Design, he moved to Illinois and took a position as a consumer product designer. After working in the design field for over twenty years, he then began a twenty-year sales career in the home building product industry. Now retired, he enjoys watching his eight grandkids in their activities whenever possible. He is also an avid antique car guy, owning two. He lives in St Charles with his dog Annie and cat Cassie.

Doris spent several years teaching in an elementary school and also taught summer programs for gifted students at the high school level. Following her teaching career she and her husband, Don, created a photography studio in the Los Angeles area.  They specialized in the photography of school pictures, from preschool through college-age children. They worked with 70 schools in the Los Angeles area and also expanded their business to open a second studio in Evanston, Illinois. After several years they closed the Evanston location in order to focus directly on the expansion of business in California.  

Sanford Studio was awarded an honor of recognition for being the Best Small Business in Southern California. The award was presented by the Governor on behalf of the CA Association of Independent Business.