Dr. Karen Barnes

President
President's Office
Whitehorse: Ayamdigut Campus

t 867-668-8704
kbarnes@yukoncollege.yk.ca

Speaking Credentials
post-secondary education policy, educational technology, academic program development, teaching and learning

Education
Doctor of Education, University of Alberta 2003
Master of Education, University of Alberta 1993
Professional After Degree in Education University of BC 1983
Bachelor of Arts, History, University of BC 1979

Professional Experience
Karen began her career in post-secondary education at NorQuest College where she spent 17 years as instructor, project manager and program chair. In 2002, she moved to Lethbridge College as Dean of Applied Arts and Science where she managed six Schools. In 2008, Karen moved to the Yukon to become the first Vice President Academic in 15 years.

Training
Advanced Leadership Academy, Jacksonville Florida, 2008
Strategic Planning, Banff Centre 2006
Media Relations Workshop, 2011
Canadian Prior Learning Assessment Conference, 2010
Canadian Association of Distance Education Conference 2009

Awards
Red Crow College appreciation award

Achievements
Education Summit panel speaker 2009
Meet the North panel speaker, Edmonton 2009
Association of Canadian Community Colleges, conference presenter 2011
Challenge the Paradigm Conference speaker, Terrace, BC 2010

Memberships
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Senior Women's Academic Administrators Council of Canada

Community Involvement
President, Whitehorse Midnight Sun Rotary Club
Co-Chair Fulfillment Committee, Arctic Winter Games

Activities
Outdoor pursuits such as canoeing, golfing, cycling, hiking, skiing
Yoga, theatre, music

It may not feel like it in the West, but this is, in many ways, the best of times. Hundreds of millions are climbing out of poverty. The internet gives ordinary people access to information that even the most privileged scholar could not have dreamed of a few years ago. Medical advances are conquering diseases and extending lifespans. For most of human history, only a privileged few have reasonably been able to hope that the future would be better than the present. Today the masses everywhere can. That is surely reason to be optimistic.
(The Redistribution of Hope, The Economist, December 18th, 2010)