Barbara Jean Greig of Silver Spring, MD made her transition on December 29, 2012 and will be sorely missed by her friends and family. She passed peacefully at home at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her sister, Joanne, her Mother, Agnes, and her Father, George; and is survived by not only family but many many amazing friends. Barbara dedicated her life to helping individuals and groups in very tangible ways. She was a life coach certified by the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), and by the International Coaching Federation (ACC). For over 25 years Barbara served as a consultant to government, corporate and international organizations in the US and Canada, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, she designed and facilitated international workshops on Child Survival. She was founder and CEO of Imagine Washington, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation focused on youth and designed to help create a more positive future for Washington DC by pairing young people with community leaders. With USAID and Johns-Hopkins University she did Child Survival work in developing countries in partnership with Save the Children, Project Concern International and World Vision. In India she trained groups in effective interpersonal relations. She was also a volunteer in the past two U.S. presidential election campaigns. Barbara was a member of NTL Institute for many years (NTL is a non-profit organization that has provided human relations training for over 60 years). She was a member of the Board of Directors of NTL from 1989 to 1991, and she was also Chair of the Board of Directors of Imagine Washington, Inc. for 3 years. She taught Team Dynamics with the American University/NTL Masters Program in Organization Development for 16 years, and she received an award for outstanding faculty in that program. For many years Barbara was an interpreter for the Organization of American States (OAS), General Secretariat. She was fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, and was also conversant in Russian, German, and Italian. The OAS brings together all 35 independent states of the Americas. It serves as the main political, juridical, and social governmental forum in the Hemisphere, and has permanent observer status covering 67 states, as well as the European Union. For two years Barbara provided leadership training with Impact Silver Spring, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of training diverse community members to lead successful community organizations. Barbara and colleagues designed and facilitated a large scale planning intervention for the Baltimore City School System to strategize for the future of Baltimore Schools. In addition, she helped facilitate a future search/strategic planning conference for the National Capital Area Community Food Bank. Dr. Greig and colleagues designed and facilitated a diversity project for a large area of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) resulting in the creation of a Diversity Council. Barbara earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, from the American University in 1980, and her M.Ed. in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland in 1973. Her publications include the Reading Book for Human Relations Training, 8th Edition. Barbara loved life, music and dance. In her earlier years she was a professional dancer performing and touring throughout Europe with a ballet and Russian folk dance company. She was also a dancer with the Canadian National Ballet. Barbara took great pleasure in singing in the choir at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church in Bethesda, MD. Although she had a particular passion for opera and classical music, especially Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Dvorzak, and Rachmaninoff, her love for music was broad and included rock, “rousing gospel,” contemporary pieces, and eastern European folk music. Barbara Greig touched many lives. Her spiritual quest and compassion for all guided her life. She was an avid learner and empathic listener who spoke with clarity, understood with depth, and responded with love to all who surrounded her. Barbara is loved by friends, family, and associates who are grateful for her time here, and honor her memory.