Barbara J. KahlBarbara J. Kahl

Barbara Kahl is an Oregon native whose career spans business, military family service, charitable work, and veterinary medicine. Her professional life began in retail, then expanded across 20 years in business: accounting with a world-leading frozen food manufacturer, years supporting her husband's U.S. Navy career and serving as a Navy Volunteer Ombudsman — the official liaison between command families and leadership — giving her firsthand insight into federal service, logistics, and community support systems. She then built a high-tech industry career at Intel Corporation in finance and purchasing administration, supporting multi-million-dollar budgets, establishing a global communications team, and managing a team of financial analysts and buyers