Leanne Barnell, hired one year ago at Glen Oaks Community College as an advisor to the Upward Bound program, has been appointed Assistant Director of Financial Aid/Academic Advisor.
Jean Zimmerman, Director of Financial Aid at the College, said, “Leanne has extensive teaching and advising experience, not only at Glen Oaks, but at Centreville Public Schools-based Juvenile Day Treatment Center, Constantine Public Schools, the Howe Military Academy and the University of Phoenix as an academic and financial aid advisor.”
Barnell has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Social Studies/Education from Trine University (formerly Tri-State University). She earned a Master of Art Degree in the Art of Teaching from Marygrove College, Detroit. Barnell is a lifelong St. Joseph County resident and a former Glen Oaks Community College student and instructor.
