Dr. Julianna Barnes

Thought Leaders - October 9
Conversation focus: Rethinking leadership in the current context with the pandemic and racial injustice. You can find more details on the registration form.

Bio: Dr. Julianna Barnes is the president of Cuyamaca College, a position she has held since 2015. With an educational career spanning nearly three decades, Dr. Barnes is known for her inclusive leadership and deep commitment to student success and equity. In her tenure as president, she led the creation of a new strategic plan which emphasizes equity-minded student success and promotes a learning environment that validates students' social and cultural realities. Developmental education reform has been central to these strategic efforts and has resulted in significant increases in access to and completion of college-level math and English.

Under Dr. Barnes' leadership, Cuyamaca College was recently recognized nationally by Excelencia in Education and was awarded the John W. Rice Diversity & Equity Award in the California Community Colleges.

Dr. Barnes received her Doctor of Education in educational leadership with a community college specialization and a Master of Arts in education/multicultural counseling, both from San Diego State University, plus a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of California, San Diego.