Joyann Barber

USA Roller Sports

Joyann Barber
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Team USA Years: 2012
Hometown: Rialto, CA
Current residence: Highland, CA 
Personal website/journal/web log (blog) address: www.facebook.com/joyann.barber
Education: High School Graduate
High school attended: Redlands East Valley High School
Year of graduation: 2010
Location of high school: Redlands, CA
Sports you competed in while in high school (include number of years): Roller Skating (4 years)
Other high school activities: Yearbook Editor, Dance team at church, Sunday School Leader
College attended: Cal Poly Pomona
Year of graduation: 2014
Degree/major: Chemistry
Sports you competed in while in college (include number of years): Roller Skating (2 years so far)
Occupation, current employer: Cal Poly Pomona, Departments of Science and Math
Career goals: Sports Medicine
Current skating club: Holiday Artistic Skating Club of Orange
Coaches name: Billy Crowder (freestyle and figures) and Bob Leonard (figures)
When did you begin skating: 7 years old (2000)
Future goals you hope to obtain as a skater: Be able to compete in combined at the World Championships
Team USA Sport Accomplishments: Qualified for the 2012 Worlds in JWC freestyle
Awards, honors and statistics received in roller sports: I received academic scholarships from USARS in 2010 and 2011. National champion in 2009 (Sophomore A Freestyle) and 2012 (JWC combined), silver medalist in 2010 (Sophomore A Figures), 2011 (JWC combined), and 2012 (JWC freestyle and WC combined), bronze medalist in 2008 (Open A Loops)
Other awards and/or honors received outside of roller sports: President's List for 2011 and 2012 at Cal Poly Pomona. Kellogg Honors College Fellowship Scholarship recipient. 
Who is the person you most admire/greatest influence in your life and why: My mom. She has always been there for me and supported me in everything I do. Without her, I definitely would not be the person I am nor will I have been able to accomplish all that I have thus far.
Favorite food before a competition: Pasta 
Favorite movie: Up
Favorite place to shop: Forever 21 
Most prized possession: Of course, my skates!
If you could pick one word to describe you, what would it be: Dedicated
Family Information:
Father's name: John Barber  
Mother's name: Jeanne Sandford 
Brother: John Barber 
Sisters: Taryn and Nicole Sandford