Posted June 24, 2024
Russ Barberio
Russ Barberio has been named the new coordinator of the Creative Lifelong Learning (CLL) program run by Granville County Senior Services. Barberio takes over for Marilyn Howard who is retiring from Granville County at the end of June.
Barberio joins Granville County after spending a few years in retirement following a long career in finance and computer software consulting. He came to North Carolina in 1982 when he was hired as Plant Controller at Max Factor Cosmetics (now Revlon) in Oxford. After his time at Max Factor, Barberio remained in the area working as a computer software consultant. He assisted companies throughout the United States in transforming their financial systems and presented at several national conferences and national user group meetings.
While in retirement, Barberio had the chance to focus more on his hobbies, including working with the North Carolina Genealogical Society to promote the organization while working to educate genealogists on research techniques. He also enjoys camping, reading, classical music, Shakespeare, and North Carolina history (particularly the Revolutionary War). After experiencing the rich array of classes available through the Granville County CLL program, Barberio jumped at the chance to lead the program following Marilyn Howard’s retirement. “This program has been administered so successfully by Marilyn for the last six years,” said Barberio. “She will be sorely missed, but she has left such a solid foundation for us to continue to build on.” He holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Utah and a bachelor’s degree in Management from Utah State University. Barberio lives in Henderson with his wife of 57 years, Diane. They have three children and four grandchildren.
The Creative Lifelong Learning program was established in 2017 through a generous endowment and is modeled after the OLLI programs at Duke and NC State Universities. The program is committed to offering opportunities to stimulate the mind, uplift the spirit, and enhance the well-being of adult learners through a wide range of educational programs, physical activities, and social events.
For more information about CLL and all of the programs offered by Granville County Senior Services, visit the Granville County website at this link or follow Granville County Senior Services on Facebook. The Granville County Senior Center is located at 107 Lanier Street in Oxford and the South Granville Senior Center is located at 114 Douglas Drive in Creedmoor. The North Granville Senior Center is currently located at 318 US Highway 15 South in Stovall and construction is scheduled to begin this summer on a new significantly expanded center located in downtown Stovall on Oxford Street.