About Ingrid Barone

I am currently in the RN Nursing Program at WCC and preparing for a second career in the nursing profession. I graduated from Villanova University in 1984 with a BS in Civil Engineering. I worked as a project engineer and project manager on several design/build hotel projects in Florida and New York City. In 1990 I began a consulting company which provided project management and design services for Columbia University's five million square foot energy efficient lighting and controls conversion project. The project lasted seven years and saved the University $2.5 million per year in electricity costs. By 1997, my focus had shifted to raising my three young children. It was over the course of the next ten years when my interest in pursuing a career in nursing developed. My middle child was born with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. Meeting the challenges involved with raising a child with special needs has and continues to profoundly affect my life. The experience of advocating and caretaking for my husband during his fight against a brain tumor was significant in reestablishing priorities and goals for the future. I am delighted to be in school again and very excited about new opportunities to learn and grow and serve.