Karen Barnes

KAREN BARNES has been the president of Yukon College in Whitehorse since 2011. Much of her career has been devoted to issues of access and retention for marginalized communities. She currently works with other college presidents in Canada to raise the profile of colleges serving rural and remote communities. She holds a BA and a professional after degree in education from the University of British Columbia, and a MEd (adult education) and a doctorate in education (policy studies) from the University of Alberta.