Megan Barnard instructs Essential Speech at CMU. She has been an elementary teacher for many years and has a passion for both education and communication. Studies in communication at the undergraduate and graduate levels have made her her a better educator from kindergarten to college. Barnard believes there is not an area of our lives left untouched by communication and she enjoys imparting her love of teaching by mentoring education students. Barnard hopes to build confidence in her students through positive encouraging interactions.
She has three children which keep her busy when she's not in the classroom. Barnard and her family enjoy all seasons of Colorado and love skiing, dirt biking, hiking and paddle boarding.