Barbara A. Cheaney, FIC, CSA - Chair of the Board,
National Fraternal Congress of America

Barbara Cheaney joined Catholic Life as a marketing assistant in 1982. Today, she is the Vice President/Marketing-Communications and is part of the nine-member executive team.

Called “the voice of Catholic Life” by many because she serves as the official spokesperson, Cheaney oversees the fraternal and communications operations for the 107-year-old fraternal.

She was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) in September 2005 and as Vice Chair in September 2007. She has served the NFCA as Annual Meeting Program Chair, President of the Communications Section (twice), National Cause Committee member and President of the State Fraternal Congresses Section. Cheaney also is Past President of the Texas Fraternal Congress.

A graduate of the University of Texas, Cheaney is a licensed General Lines Agent in the State of Texas. She has earned the Fraternal Insurance Counselor (FIC) and the Certified Senior Advisor designation.

Cheaney is an active member of her community. She currently serves on the Board of the Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association, the Board of the San Antonio Professional Chapter the Association for Women in Communications, the Archbishop’s Brunch Committee for the Battered Women’s Shelter, and the San Antonio Conservation Society Neighborhood Liaison Committee. She has been named a “Headliner” by the San Antonio Professional Chapter for Women in Communications and was one of six individuals recognized nationwide in 2004 as a “Rising Star” by the national membership of the Association for Women in Communications. She is a past president and member of the San Antonio Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and a past board member of the San Antonio Women’s Chamber.

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