Barbara Lundgren is a native of Charlottesville and Albemarle County.  She has raised three sons on Gilmers Mill Farm near Ash Lawn, their home for more than 30 years.  Family times are lively with three grandchildren Hayley, Samantha and Trenton. 

Barbara has more than twenty years of event planning experience, from school events to private estate parties; tours and exchange programs; small stage productions; fundraisers and festivals.  During her ten years at Morven Estate under John Kluge, she worked with high-end clientele such as the Library of Congress, as well as hundreds of volunteers and businesses to build a temporary tent city to host 30,000 visitors at the Albemarle County Fair.  She is active in the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce; serves on the Agri-Business Roundtable and the Non-Profit Council of the Chamber; is a graduate of their Leadership Charlottesville Class of 2000; and remains active through the Leadership Charlottesville Alumni Association.  She held various positions on the Albemarle County Fair Board throughout eleven years of service, and became their first Executive Director.  She also served three years on the board of The Virginia Association of Fairs.  She is the founder of the 2007 Virginia Agritourism Conference.  She served as the Executive Director of First Night Virginia, Inc., a family-friendly New Year’s Celebration in Historic Downtown Charlottesville.  She was recognized as one of the Daily Progress Distinguished Dozen in 2003-2004.

Barbara is the owner of Barb Wired LLC, an event management and consultation company, founded in 2000.  Just becoming a full-time business in 2006, Barb Wired now manages up to 35 weddings and private events annually, including corporate and non-profit events.  Barbara joined the team at Keswick Vineyards on August 1, 2010 as the Special Events Manager, hosting more than 50 events annually.

Iris Hosey Luck has more than 25 years of combined experience in consulting, event planning, customer service, accounting and human resources. She has worked for General Motors, the University of Virginia and health care organizations.

Whether planning national conferences, banquets, weddings or parties, her keys to success are the same:
Prepare well, be professional and make the client happy!

Iris holds a MBA from Regent University and a BS in Accounting from Ferris State University. A native of East Lansing Michigan, she now resides in Albemarle County and has been married to Andre Luck for 21 years. He sometimes works with Barb Wired as well!

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