Volunteer Barb Peterson

After growing up on a farm in Minnesota, I attended the University of Minnesota. Bob and I met and married there and I followed him around the world as an Air Force officer’s wife. Upon returning to Minnesota I joined 3M as a research librarian. After almost 30 years I retired from 3M and joined Ecolab as the Director of Global Knowledge Management. At the end of 2007 I retired again. Bob and I are longtime members of the United Church of Christ in New Brighton and it is an important part of our lives. Both of our children and their families, including granddaughters 7 and 9, attend and so we get to see them often. Retirement has given me time to pursue my interests in gardening and travel. I have become a Master Gardener in Wisconsin, where we live on 50+ acres. Each year we expand our gardens and orchard. Habitat for Humanity has been an important part of our lives for 25 years as I have helped Bob lead work camps to many parts of the US and Canada every year. I am really looking forward to this opportunity to be part of the team in Kyrgyzstan.