Barbara Rodell, A nominated Emmy Award actress several times for her many roles starting with Flame in the Wind, Another World, Secret Storm, Guiding Light, and as Joyce Coleman Hughes on As The World Turns for almost ten years. As a producer for The Catholic Guarding Society and the 75th Anniversary event which she created with the theme of Daytime Stars attending which was a success and she received an award from the Catholic Guarding Society for her work for them. She also produced two events for the New York Founding Hospital dealing with the process of adoption of children through the Founding Hospital and another event bringing children of all ages to adults wanting to adopt children. A special thanks to Michael Zaslow who was a major soap opera star and had two adopted daughters and was present at the event sharing his experience as a parent who had gone through the adoption experience. Michael has passed on and was an inspiration to many as he dealt with ALS. Most important to Barbara in her life is as a loving daughter, mother and grandmother. Future projects are the writing of a children's book.