Barbara Green: Author

Barbara Green is a writer, designer and producer of corporate communications, technical documentation, training manuals, and creative texts, such as novels, newspaper and magazine articles, and essays. After studying at St. John of the Cross from 1961 to 1964, she graduated with a diploma from Lyons Township High School in 1968 and earned her Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Drake University in 1972. She earned a Master of Arts in journalism at Southern Illinois University in 1975. Ms. Green continued her studies at the University of Chicago, where she graduated with a Master of Arts in liberal arts and English in 1999. From 2001 to 2005, she was editor-in-chief of the Naperville Writers Group.

Ms. Green began her career as an instructor at the College of DuPage in 1980, teaching writing; creative writing, memoir writing, composition, technical writing, and poetry writing, until 2007. She was also a columnist and occasional featured reporter from 1993 and 2005 for the Lisle Sun Newspaper. At Lucent Technologies, she rose from technical developer of online training and documentation to training manager in the global provisioning and logistics division, where she developed training for the China and Germany facilities, between 1997 and 1999. While at Lucent, she also wrote articles for and helped published the Chief Reinvention Project Magazine.

Ms. Green opened her own business, Barbara Green Communications, in 2005, where she is a novelist and chief executive officer. She translates technical material into more understandable texts, presents training opportunities, and creates creative original stories. Her most recent novel is about rock-and-roll and religion and is called “The Musicians.” She is the past owner and editor of the Lisle Village Voice from 2007 to 2010 and a technical editor for Covenant Security in 2012.

Ms. Green was recruited by the local Democratic Party to run as candidate for Illinois Legislative District 48 between 2009 and 2010. She has also volunteered regularly in community spaces and is a fundraiser for the Lisle Woman’s Club and has volunteered with the Social Justice & Peace Ministry at the St. Joan of Arc Church.