Five years ago, Barbara McQuiston was in line for a top position in the U.S. Defense Department. Today, she’s happily selling gluten-free waffles and bread at The Curious Fork. Life, she says, has a wonderful way of working out.
McQuiston was a 30-year veteran of the defense and aerospace industries when President Obama nominated her in May 2011 to serve as the nation’s Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
But a funny thing happened in her nearly two-year wait for confirmation, which was delayed by the threat of budget sequestration and an election year. The Leucadia resident turned 50 and decided she’d rather follow her dreams of going to culinary school and opening a gluten-free restaurant. So she retired.
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