Barbara E. Hargroves is an Accountant and  Owner & Operator of a Commercial Real Estate firm in Abingdon, Virginia, specializing in property ownership, development and management. Born in Raton, New Mexico, and growing up in Longmont, Colorado, she attended Colorado State College in Greeley and finished her B.A. in history and political science at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia.  She then earned the M.S. degree in accounting from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

After working for several years in public accounting in Reston and Abingdon, Barbara married Andy and they began working together in commercial real estate ownership, development and management in Abingdon.  They also owned The Hardware Company Restaurant for over 18 years.

Barbara has been a member of the Rotary Club of Abingdon since 1991, serving as president in 1998-99.  She was an Assistant Governor in 2000-2002, and Governor in 2003-04.  She is active on the District level on many committees.  She and Andy participated in a Rotary Friendship Exchange to Queensland, Australia, in 1999 and attended the RI Convention in Singapore that year.  She has been to the Philippines 5 times presenting books and computers to District 3780 and she and Andy went with a group to South Africa that resulted in the World Community Service Projects Fair held at District 7570’s Conference in 2001.  Barbara led a GSE team to Brazil in 2002.  Besides Singapore, she has also attended RI conventions in San Antonio, Barcelona, Brisbane, Osaka, Chicago, Copenhagen and Salt Lake City.  She is a member of the RI Finance Committee serving a 3 year term, 2005-08, has been a President’s Representative and has been a member of the Zones 33/34 Executive Committee.  Barbara and Andy are Major Donors, Sustainers and Skelton Fellows.  Barbara is also a Benefactor and a member of The Bequest Society.   Andy is a member of the Rotary Club of Abingdon.

In addition to her Rotary work, Barbara has been treasurer to The Barter Foundation and is the treasurer to the Auxiliary to Johnston Memorial Hospital and St. Thomas Episcopal Church.  She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Johnston Memorial Hospital where she is chair of the Building committee.  She and Andy have 4 children and 10 grandchildren.