Barbie Senkow fell in love with handbells when she arrived early for a choir rehearsal and was asked to fill in for an absentee bell ringer back in 1982 (thank you Laurel!). She began ringing bells with “Plangentes Dei” Handbell Choir at St. Andrew’s UMC where she also sang in the Sanctuary Choir. Barbie currently attends Coker Methodist Church, where she sings in the Chancel Choir and is a member of the Bells Jubilee. Barbie also sings with the Joy Choir at Alamo Heights UMC, Silver Bucket Singers at University Methodist Church, & with Hearts in Tune at Coker Methodist Church. All three of these groups go out & sing in Independent Living, Assisted Living & Memory Care Retirement Communities.
She joined River City Ringers of San Antonio in the Fall of 2005 and is proud to be a Charter Member of the Ensemble and has served in several board positions since its inception. She currently serves as Director of Scheduling & Publicity. Barbie worked for Joskes of Texas, Dillards, and Solo Serve as a retail buyer for 22 years. She recently retired from her second career where she was an Officer – Senior Registered Client Associate with Wells Fargo Advisors. She attended Trinity University as a theater major. In addition to ringing handbells, Barbie enjoys singing in choirs, reading, musical theater, old movies, entertaining, and holidays! Barbie is married to Ken – yes really! They reside in San Antonio & have 2 parakeets, Sunflower and Mickie.