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Barbara Bartolome had a life-changing near-death experience. She is the head of the Santa Barbara chapter of IANDS (International Association of Near-Death Studies). She has served as area director for the Santa Barbara Region of the AuPairCare host family cultural exchange program, program coordinator for the School of Psychology at Fielding Graduate University, executive assistant to the Directors of Marketing in Mentor Worldwide, LLC., and development team assistant in the Development Office, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education.