Timothy S. Barkley, Sr. graduated from the Regent University School of Law and is a member of the Maryland State Bar and the Bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

He is a former president of the Greater Mt Airy Chamber of Commerce and an active member of the Howard County Farm Bureau.

He is a cantor in his local church and a member of the parish council. He lives on a small farm in Mount Airy with his wife and children.