Barbara is a 1977 graduate of Mid-Carolina High School and a 1982 graduate of Winthrop University where she received the Bachelor of Music Education and Choral Music Degree with a minor in English. While at Winthrop, she was choral director for the Ebonite gospel choir. She received a Master’s of Education Degree from Converse College.
She is presently employed with Spartanburg School District 7 where she is a music teacher at The Cleveland Academy of Leadership and is also an adjunct faculty member of Converse College. Min. Wilson was selected as Teacher of the Year at Cleveland for 2006-2007 and also served as a Mentor Teacher for the past 4 years.
In February of 2016, Barbara composed a song entitled “I Wanna Be A Leader” in which she used to create a professionally produced music video with her 4th grade classes. The video captures the 8 Habits of Highly Effective People as developed by the Stephen Covey Foundation. The video went viral within a few days after her group performed for the National Leader In Me Symposium.
She is a member of the South Carolina Music Educators’ Association (SCMEA) as well as the South Carolina Educators’ Association (SCEA).