Barbara Luce Ballard

Barbara Luce Ballard is a native Virginian. She graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Magna Cum Laude, with a BS in Finance. Her work experience includes 10 years in private industry as the Chief Account Officer of a Washington D.C. area homebuilder. Her involvement with the non-profit sector began after the birth of her son in 1994, when she became involved with the National Primary Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF). She currently serves on the IDF's Board of Trustees and Executive Committee and independently operates an international support group for families dealing with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (also known as Bubble Boy disease). She is the web designer and technical developer for The Northern Virginia Cued Speech Association. She, her husband Don, and their son live in rural Clifton, Virginia.