Barbara Niemczak:  

Life I really enjoyed my college years, lived on campus (no choice back then), and participated in a sorority. College can really change a person's life. After graduating from E.T.S.U., I taught English in Sullivan County Schools for 30 years. For twenty years I absolutely loved my job, but the last ten were a bit hard. The whole world had changed. I retired in 1998, and now I am living the good life. My husband still works, so we don't travel as much as we would like. I spent a great deal of time as a community advocate, working on downtown re-vitalization (in Bristol); serving on the Library Board and the local arts council; and working with the local music festival, the Rhythm and Roots Reunion Music Festival. Recently, after being over-committed for a few years, I have limited my volunteer time to the arts organization. We are in our third year of a very successful public art project and plan a visual arts competition for regional high school stud...Expand for more