Barbara Hebert is past president of the Theosophical Society in America. A third-generation theosophist, she has been a member of the Theosophical Society since the mid 1970s and has been active in local, regional, national and international theosophical work. In her professional life, Hebert has been an educator and counselor, receiving her Ph.D. in Counselor Education. She has served in a number of different roles as counselor educator, including a private practice as a therapist and an adjunct professor at several local universities.