Karl Webster Barnes

About Karl Webster Barnes

Innovative, savvy and energetic results driven executive with 20+ years of multi-facet…

Experience

1. Economic Development Consultant

   Morehouse College

   Jun 2001 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Mentored Morehouse College Community Revitalization Initiative\'s AmeriCorps VISTA coordinators develop a S.T.E.M. LEGO education summer camp for middle school students (2014)• Assisted with successfully seeking, writing, and executing a US Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration Grant for a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS - 2005) to be used by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).• Assisted in successfully seeking, writing, and executing a US Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration Grant for an Incubator/Accelerator Feasibility Study (2008). • Coordinated and facilitated communications between EDA, Atlanta University Center representatives, and community stakeholders, including the Atlanta Regional Commission

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master of Science (M.Sc.), College of Architecture (School of City Planning/Historic Preservation)

  1975 — 1977

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), College of Industrial Management, Behavioral Management

  1970 — 1973

• The Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Real Estate Development & Finance

  1978 — 1980

Skills

• Project Management
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Analytical Skills
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Analysis
• Strategy
• Management
• Project Planning
• Event Planning
• Fundraising
• Program Management
• Training
• Marketing
• Public Speaking