City of Monterey City Council Councilmember Kim Barber

Kim Barber won her bid to succeed Tyller Williamson (now mayor), running unopposed in the November 2022 election for the District 1 council seat. Her four-year term started in December 2022.

The director of Pre-College and Early Outreach Support Programs at California State University, Monterey Bay, Barber is a business professional and skilled public speaker. She has more than 15 years of experience in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training for companies, educational institutions and nonprofits.

She is an advocate for high school and university students, focusing on such areas as increasing diversity, closing the achievement gap, academic excellence, preparation and motivation. She has worked and produced many conferences, workshops and meetings for students in middle and high school, as well as university freshman and sophomores.

Barber obtained her doctorate of philosophy (public policy and social change) from Union Institute and University in Cincinnati, after obtaining her master’s degree in international business at the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Barber has been a volunteer for nearly three years at the Western Association of Educational Opportunity Personnel, one of ten regional associations dedicated to furthering educational opportunities for low-income, first-generation and disabled students.