Barbara Colaccio

HER Story

I will be facilitating with Suzi Elman. We will be talking about somaticizing and working through anxiety.

I graduated from Bergen Community College with an Associates Degree in Psychology. I was the editor of the college newspaper. I won a
college honors award in Spanish. I won a full scholarship to Penn State University. I was a peer counsel to women of divorce at Bergen
Community College.

I was the President of Women’s American ORT. I am the fundraising and programming vice president for ORT America.

I am the Head Deaconess for 9 years for L’Chaim Messianic Congregation. I am also the Shabbat School leader for 9 years and I am
on the music worship team for 5 years.

I was the owner of Miora Cosmetics. I worked for Bloomingdales as fragrancy manager and Nordstrom as Chanel manager.

The Summit means encouraging women to break barriers in their lives and step out as new women in society.