Ms. Barbara Torres received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics from the University of New Mexico. At Northrop Grumman company, she held leadership positions in Ethics and Business Conduct, Business Development, and project management for various scientific programs and has been nationally recognized as one of the Top Ten Business Women in the American Business Women’s Association. After working many years in the corporate sector, she established her own business providing professional technical consulting services in the area of business development, ethics programs, and other regulatory areas. Concurrently, she also teaches part-time at St. Pius High School and has lived in Tijeras with her husband for over 38 years.

Barbara is active in her community; having served many years as a member of the United Way Community Fund Review Panel, and judged in local, regional, state, and international science and Engineering Fairs. Having served on the NMNWSE Board of Directors for many years, Barbara has keen insight into the board’s running and policy-making decisions.