Meet Barbara
Meet Barbara Woodcock
Instructor and Guest Experience Associate
Meet Barb! A high school math teacher by day, Barb brings the knowledge and experience to help you learn your new favorite game. Patience is Barb’s middle name, and her kind words and bright smile will encourage you to trust your own instincts.
- Family members and/or pets: 7-year-old dog named Basil, and third out of six siblings!
- Education & professional background: I graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University (Go Bears!) with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. I’m now a High School Math Teacher & Instructional Coach at East Mecklenburg High School.
- Game style: Risk taker! If I don’t start the game with jokers, I try to pull off a singles & pairs hand.
- Charleston strategy in one sentence: Voted most likely to stop the Charleston.
- Favorite tile set: The Dash Tiles! I’m a Winston-Salem native and was so happy to get this set during its first production.
- Best tile to draw: Joker! Or that last tile for a pair after you’ve watched the other two get discarded.
- Go-to snack or drink at the table: Sanders Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels!
- If you had a mahjong nickname, what would it be: Bam Bird Barb
- What excites you about Heron House: I cannot wait to spread the love of the game!
- I also feel incredibly welcomed by the other women at Heron House.
- Rate your competitiveness (1–10): 8
- Pro or anti trinkets and blanks? Pro-Trinket, Anti-Blanks!
- Favorite mahjong lesson that is actually a life lesson? Have faith in the wall, the tile you need is there!