Envisioner Success Stories

Sharing the successes of other survivors, like you, who found the courage to take that crucial step to engage their future.

Dr. Barkon’s advice guided me on how to be an effective and caring special education teacher.  She has students’ best interests at heart. Her countless amount of advice, recommendations, and feedback was just one of the many ways she showed her dedication to my education and career. I fully endorse and believe in her abilities to support and empower survivors of childhood cancers.

— Gabriella Bonelli

Graduate Student Carlow University

As my professor, Dr. Barkon was a guiding force for educational equity among learners and her legacy will continue to grow with each student and professional that she has enriched along the way of her highly respected and inspirational career.  Her mentorship, feedback and thought-provoking questions were essential in order for me to develop my concepts, research to present my findings and outcomes.

— Dr. Lisa Russo

Educational Consultant

I was a good student in high school and did well. Once I got to college, I hit a wall. Changes from high school to college took me by surprise and I failed two classes in my first two semesters. Beverly showed me that I wasn’t organized enough and that I needed to apply myself in a different way.  I remember Beverly asking me…” what’s more important to you? Graduating in four years or graduating, period?” It was the kind of advice I needed to get me on the right path.

— Cancer Survivor

Metropolitan News Producer

professional testaments

Esteemed health care and educational colleagues share their powerful endorsements about Dr. Barkon’s experience and compassion.

Dr. Barkon has the ability to set up educational programs that are necessary to bridge the gap between the school program and the time out during cancer treatment.  Her skills and knowledge of Learning Disability difficulties combined with her exceptional interpersonal abilities afforded her the opportunity to work with adults and children who had fragile medical conditions, psychological and learning conditions.

With older students she encourages them to advocate for themselves and help them define what path they are looking for after their medical break.  Dr. Barkon gives them hope and encouragement to pursue a path for their success in the future.

Dr. Barkon’s intelligence, dedication, integrity, and people skills are always apparent and always enables her to accomplish any task she initiates. 

— Maralyn Fielding, M.A. LDT/C

Principal, Allegro School For Children with Autism

Dr. Barkon consistently displays uncommon professionalism and insightful compassion for the children she evaluates and tutors.  Always eager to research the most challenging questions and incorporate the findings into best practices.  From her in depth research, she invented ways to provide key support to survivors of childhood cancer.  Beverly has a calm, professional demeanor that flourishes above an enormous bedrock of knowledge and ability to make change in the field of special education. She is a true champion for her students as well as an advocate for her colleagues.

— Teresa Oettinger Montani, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Learning Disabilities; Director, Learning Disabilities Program, Peter Sammartino School of Education, Fairleigh Dickinson University

I am writing on behalf of Bev Barkon. I worked alongside Bev on several committees at Carlow University and I found Bev to be most collegial and cooperative in any of the endeavors undertaken. She is brilliant when it comes to assessments and assessment modalities and ethical in her approach and practices. She carries superb abilities to problem solve and to continue to work for the best solution for all.  She is honoring and respectful of others, not merely faculty, but also staff and especially connects well with her students. Her thoughts and opinions were valued throughout any discussion undertaken to promote growth and development of policies, procedures and clarifications of the work undertaken.  She is a fantastic colleague, and an upstanding person. I am honored to know her and have her in my life.

— Dr. Patricia Jameson

Associate Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Psychology, Counseling and Criminology, Carlow University

I had the privilege of working with Dr. Beverly Barkon for 18 years in the Education Department at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, PA. During that time, I came to know Bev as a brilliant scholar, supportive colleague, and faithful friend. She is one of the most knowledgeable educators that I know in the fields of Special Education and School Law. Bev is truly a life-long learner who is constantly exploring new things and expanding her horizon. She thinks creatively and engages others respectfully. She consistently connects with students in a respectful and compassionate manner. Dr. Barkon’s pledge to support young people and their parents in their educational transitions due to pediatric cancer is a manifestation of her advocacy. Her creation and work in Future Engaged is a testimony to her commitment to create a more just world. 

— Dr. Marilyn J. Llewellyn

Professor of Education, Carlow University

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