About Reclamation Advisors
Reclamation Advisors is an advisory and learning practice led by Dr. Brian C.B. Barnes. Through thought partnership, 1:1 advising, learning facilitation, and strategic support, the practice helps individuals and organizations navigate questions of identity, leadership, purpose, community, and change.
The work is rooted in a simple belief: meaningful transformation begins with clear thinking, honest reflection, and action aligned with purpose. Reclamation Advisors supports people and organizations as they examine inherited frames, clarify what they believe, and discern how they are called to lead, build, release, or become.
Dr. Barnes works with Black leaders, educators, founders, ministers, creatives, and individuals who are rethinking who they are, how they lead, and how they relate to institutions, community, and purpose. He also partners with organizations seeking deeper learning, stronger alignment, and more responsive ways of engaging the communities they serve.
With more than 25 years of experience across education systems, youth development, philanthropy, faith-based community work, and community-based initiatives, Dr. Barnes brings deep perspective to complex challenges while remaining grounded in lived realities and long-term transformation. His formation includes Morehouse College, doctoral study at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, membership in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., teaching roles at Vanderbilt University and Harvard, published work in the Journal of Research Initiatives and Stanford Social Innovation Review, and selection as a Presidential Leadership Scholar.
