Barbara Breshock is a WVU graduate who was the first female professional forester hired by the West Virginia Division of Forestry. She retired in 2018 after 39 years of service. Most of that time, she was managing state forests for multiple uses. The last few years she was Assistant State Forester in charge of the Landowner Assistance Program. In 2017, she partnered with Amy Cimarolli to develop the West Virginia Women Owning Woodlands program to teach women woodland owners about the resources available to help them with managing their property and to encourage networking. Since retirement, she contracts with the Division of Forestry to coordinate this program. Barb lives in western Raleigh County with 25 acres of woodland.