Sara L. Barker

Sara L. Barker, Marshall University HELP Program
Coordinator of Skills & Student Development, College HELP
Myers Hall 106
304-696-6312

Biography

  • Member of HELP staff since 1992
  • B.A. – West Virginia University – (’81) – Elementary Education, Specialization in Mentally Impaired
  • M.A. – Marshall University – (’94) – Learning Disabilities
  • Wilson Reading Level I Certification (’07)
  • National Affiliations:  Learning Disabilities Association, International Dyslexia Association

Sara came to HELP as a graduate assistant in 1992 where she worked part-time for the next 15 years as a Learning Specialist and an Educational Diagnostician. She became Coordinator of Summer Prep in 2005 and Coordinator of Skills and Student Development in 2007. Before moving to Huntington, Sara was employed at Wood County Schools as a teacher. Sara resides in Ona, West Virginia with her husband Mike and they have two adult sons, Derek and Zachary.