Anthony Barba (He/Him)

Anthony Barba is a 26-year teaching veteran and in his 6th year of teaching computer science at East Valley High in Yakima, Washington. He grew up in Whittier, California and his interest in computer science began at age 11, when he learned to code by copying programs from his father’s SoftSide magazine subscription on an Apple II+ machine. After earning his B.A. and M.Ed. in mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he moved to Walla Walla, Washington to begin his teaching career. He was one of the original teachers at Lincoln Alternative High School whose focus on ACEs research and trauma was featured in the documentary film, Paper Tigers. Barba started the computer science program at East Valley High School in 2019 which includes an after-school Esports program. He serves on the CSTA Washington chapter and is a council member for the Washington State Scholastic Esports Association.