Barbara Bartolome

Barbara Bartolome is a moving force behind the notion that near death experiences, and the gifts resulting from them, are meant to be shared with the world. After her NDE on the operating table in 1987, she has gone on to become the founding director of the Santa Barbara, California, chapter of IANDS, and most recently was named to the board of directors of IANDS national organization.

For a fascinating story about her experience and the Santa Barbara local chapter (and some cutting cutting-edge comments concerning the nature of consciousness), read Jeff Wing's article, Death and the Big Wow, in the March 6, 2014 issue of Mission and State (Santa Barbara Sentinel), which is currently posted on the IANDS.org website.