Chris Barnes is an Extended-Day Childcare Enrichment Instructor at the Child Development Center.  Mr. Barnes holds a Business and Office Technology diploma from East Central Technical College and a diploma from ECTC's Early Childhood Care and Education Program.

Mr. Barnes was a 2003 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) nominee and has been employed as a Work Study student at ECTC. He has also been certified as a substitute teacher, and during his internship at the Childcare Development Center, he distinguished himself with his interaction with the children.