Barbara Talkov

Barbara Talkov has been involved with Rainbow, first as a student, then a member of the Curriculum Committee, and now as its Chair.

Her professional experience involved working on public policy issues and direct services to improve the communities and lives of women, children and youth. She has worked with not-for-profit agencies and coalitions of them, with municipal government, and with both the legislative and executive branches of state government.

Her community involvement has included serving on a variety of not-for-profit and local government boards, as well as various advisory committees. These have focused on LGBTQ issues, the arts, health and human services, sustainable agriculture, and professional associations. In addition to serving on the Rainbow board, she is Chair of her condo board in Gloucester MA, a member of the Board of Directors of the LGBTQ Resource Center of the Gulfport, Florida Public Library. She is also an Advisory Board member of the Natick Community Organic Farm.