Barbara Bernoff Cavanaugh

Barbara Bernoff Cavanaugh is an accomplished educator and librarian with extensive experience in ESL instruction and library leadership. Currently serving as an ESL Instructor (Adjunct Faculty) at the Community College of Philadelphia, Barbara also teaches ESOL to parents and works as a librarian for school-aged children at Children's Village. In previous roles, Barbara was an Adult ESOL Teacher at Beyond Literacy and held several leadership positions at the University of Pennsylvania, including Associate University Librarian for Research Services and Director of Science & Business Libraries. With a strong educational background, including a TESOL certification from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's in Library & Information Science from Drexel University, Barbara has dedicated their career to supporting immigrant communities and advancing library services in research and education.