• Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA BA, Wheaton College, IL

• MDiv, Azusa Pacific University, CA

• MA, Azusa Pacific University, CA

• BA, Wheaton College, IL

Professional Experience: Grace Barnes served as the Academic Dean for BGU for a little over two years, before which she worked for over 25 years at Azusa Pacific University as the overall administrator and developer of the Operation Impact (OI) Program. OI was the delivery system for the global version of the MA in Organizational Leadership. She initiated the creation of such programs as the Leadership Minor, the Forum for International and Intercultural Programs (FIIP), the Current Issues in Leadership Seminar Series (CILSS), the international Faculty-in-Residence Program (FIR), the Women in Leadership Development Program (W.I.L.D.), the OI Advisory Board, and the Leadership Advisory Council for the on-campus program.