Irene Barbera

Irene was born, raised and educated in Milwaukee, WI.   She studied at Metropolitan College in Milwaukee, and then worked as accountant for pharmaceutical distribution firm in Elm Grove WI.  Moved to Holland, MI and worked at Holland Die Casting as an inventory manager.   Irene moved to Spring Lake, joining St Mary’s Church in 1988, teaching preschool and kindergarten CCD classes for 5 years.  Irene started working at St Mary’s in 2003 as campaign coordinator for “Building our Legacy”.  She serves St Mary’s in her current position as bookkeeper. She and her husband, Sam, have 4 children, 9 grandchildren, and one great grandson. Hobbies are interior decorating, cake decorating and crafts.   Interests are traveling, sharing time with the children, and finding God in all the people, places and beauty around us!