Barbara DiSaia graduated from Johnson & Wales University where she majored in Marketing. She started her career as a Market Research Associate for Installed Technology International in Framingham, Massachusetts. Her association with the National Student Organization "DECA - a Marketing Association," brought her back to JWU where she began her JWU career as the Admissions DECA Representative. She has been employed with the Admissions Office for several years, and has held various positions, including Director of National Student Organizations and the Eastern Massachusetts Admissions Representative to her current position as the Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod & the Islands Admission Representative.