Dr Kim Barber

Dr. Kim Brown Barber is a successful businesswoman, city councilwoman and a longtime

educational leader with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. As an advocate for

university students and women leadership, her passion and commitment over the last 17 years

has focused on several areas to include: increasing diversity and inclusion, closing the

achievement gap, women empowerment and leadership. Additionally, she has published a

chapter in “Teaching through Challenges for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.”Her constant

perseverance and dedication led her to be appointed by the former Governor Steve Beshear to

the Diversity Committee for The Council for Postsecondary Education and the Strategic

Planning Committee for The Council for Postsecondary Education for the state of Kentucky.

As the former Director of Pre-College and Early Outreach Support Programs at California State

University Monterey Bay, Dr. Brown Barber continues to enhance diversity and inclusion for

underrepresented students and afford them the opportunity to achieve success at every academic

level. Additionally, as the first minority woman as city councilwoman for the beautiful city of

Monterey, California, she continues to strive for inclusive voices, affordable housing, business

and residential collaborations and continued sustainability.

She received a Bachelor’s degree from Hampton University, a Master’s degree from the

University of Maryland in International Business, and a Doctorate degree with a focus on Public

Policy and Social Change from Union Institute and University.

As the CEO of her company and brand, Dr. Kim, Dr. Brown Barber strives to inspire women

of all ages, races, cultures, identities, and religions on a global scale to live lives of their fully

unlocked POWER.

Impacting Change Speaker Series:

● Keynote at National Campfire Organization, 2023

● Speaker at Boost Conference, Palm Springs, 2022

● Speaker at All in for Equity, Monterey County of Education, 2019

● Speaker at American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education 2018

● Speaker at Kentucky Women’s Forum, 2018

● Guest on The Good Radio Network, 2018

● Speaker at The American Association for Blacks in Higher Education,

2017

● Speaker at Purdue University at Indianapolis, 2016

● Assisted the coordination of the White House Hispanic Initiative Visit for

Hispanic Awareness and Advancement, 2015

● Speaker at Kentucky L.E.A.D. at the University of Louisville, 2014