Corey Barnes

Corey Barnes has a diverse work experience that spans several industries and roles. Their most recent position is as a Project Development Manager at GridStor, starting in 2023. Prior to this, Corey worked at Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. as an Associate and Professional Intern from 2021 to 2023. They also had an internship at TPMA as an Economic Development Project Intern in 2021. Corey has also worked at USC Sol Price School of Public Policy as a Course Assistant and Research Assistant in various roles related to policy, planning, and development. Additionally, Corey had an internship as a Sales Planning Intern at American Airlines in 2019 and held positions at Purdue University in various roles such as Peer Consultant, Study Abroad Peer Advisor, Peer Success Coach, and Student Office Staff from 2016 to 2019. Corey also had an internship as an Inflight Administration Intern at Republic Airways in 2018.

Corey Barnes has a diverse education history. From 2015 to 2019, they attended Purdue University Daniels School of Business, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Strategy and Organizational Management. In 2017, Corey also had the opportunity to study at National Chengchi University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In 2019, they attended the National Taiwan University to study Chinese Language. More recently, Corey pursued a Master's degree in Public Policy at USC Sol Price School of Public Policy from 2020 to 2022.

Additionally, Corey has obtained several certifications. They completed courses such as "Foundations of Project Management" from Grow with Google on Coursera, "Building a Form-Based Code" and "Form-Based Codes 101" from Planetizen Courses. They also achieved the designation of CNU-Accredited from The Congress for the New Urbanism. Corey obtained certifications related to various topics such as construction management foundations, economics, nonprofit management foundation, smart cities, strategic planning, and urban design foundations from LinkedIn.