Cynthia A. Barnes, Ph.D.

Cynthia A. Barnes, Ph.D., seeks to empower educators to transform, not just re-form, schools and staff development practices. Cynthia has 25 years experience as a change agent in public and proprietary schools; adult education programs; colleges and universities; as well as in corporate and job-training settings.

She has facilitated interactive, learner-centered seminars and workshops on topics such as Creating Standards-Based Classrooms, Schools, and Districts; Performance Assessment at the Heart of Learning; Teaching for Critical Thinking across the Curriculum; Learning Styles; The Development Waves of Teachers as Learners; Active Learning Strategies; and Staff Development for Change. She has keynoted at regional, national, and international conferences.

Cynthia A. Barnes has served as a college dean, professional development and special projects director, and college faculty member. In addition, she has been a teacher and administrator in middle and secondary schools, in adult education programs, at the preschool level, as well as for job-training programs for welfare recipients and the unemployed/underemployed. She formerly directed an internationally acclaimed teacher training program named a State of Colorado Program of Excellence. Her grant-writing/development skills have secured more than $1.5 million, including U.S. Department of Education funds to design and conduct a professional development program for college faculty of color.

A former Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year, Cynthia also received the National Teaching Excellence Award for the University of Texas at Austin and the John Fry Individual Merit Award from the National Council for Staff Program and Organizational Development. She has been cited in Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders, Who's Who of Women Executives.