Barbara Blount Armstrong is the Director of Development for Corporations and Foundations at Morgan State University, where she leads strategic fundraising efforts and cultivates partnerships with foundations, corporations, government agencies, and community organizations. Her career in education began in the Philadelphia School District, laying the foundation for a lifelong commitment to equity, student success, and institutional advancement.

She has held educational leadership roles at the University of New Orleans, the University of California, San Diego, and San Diego Mesa College, and previously served as Vice President for Student Affairs at United States International University. Her work in workforce development includes serving as Director for Economic Development/School to Career Programs for the San Diego Community College District.

Ms. Blount Armstrong also served as Chief Operating Officer and Interim President & CEO of Associated Black Charities, where she led initiatives focused on racial equity and economic inclusion. Her civic and community leadership includes board service with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, and the Maryland Health Care Commission’s Statewide Health Information Exchange Policy Board.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University) and a Master of Education in Counseling and Guidance from Howard University. She has completed doctoral coursework in Higher Education Administration at Nova Southeastern University, Public Administration at the University of Baltimore, and has pursued doctoral studies in the College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies at Morgan State University.

In 2007, she was recognized by The Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.