Barb Zandlo Hutchinson

Ms. Hutchinson has 25 years in program administration, including 15 years experience in community and K-12 education programming.  As a former Project Director for the 2002 SSHS initiative in Spring Lake Park, MN, she brings extensive practical experience in the areas of resource, program, and partnership development, grants management, and project implementation.  She has had both training and work experience in primary prevention programs, security surveys, after school programming, youth development and service, parent/ family involvement, and community partnershi ps. Before coming to Spring Lake Park Schools, Ms. Hutchinson was a customized trainer for the Minnesota Technical College System, licensed in parenting and family relations. Prior to that, she coordinated neighborhood and school crime prevention programs for a local municipal police department. Previous paid and unpaid positions have all focused on using the tools of involvement and prevention to develop strong individuals, families, and communities.  Hutchinson was a founding member of a county-wide children and family services collaborative and served as its most recent chair.  She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and graduate courses in Adult and Community Education.