Staff Directory
Barnaud, Cecily
Cecily Barnaud
- Title:
- Student-Athlete Dedicated Counselor
- E-Mail Address:
- Phone:
- (989) 774-1124
- Year at CMU:
- 1st year at CMU
- Hometown:
- Mason City, Iowa
- Alma Mater/Year:
- Dakota Wesleyan/2013
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CECILY'S PROFILE AT THE COUNSELING CENTER: CLICK HERE
Cecily Barnaud is her first year as Central Michigan's Dedicated Student-Athlete Counselor. She began her duties in January 2025.
Barnaud arrives at Central Michigan after spending the last two years with Black Hills Psychology in Spearfish, South Dakota. She also worked as a mental health counselor at Spearfish High School for nearly four academic years and served as a clinical counselor with Behavior Management Systems, BMS Cares from 2018-21. She developed the athlete mental health program at Spearfish High School.
A former student-athlete, Barnaud played softball and pitched at Briar Cliff University before transferring to Sioux Falls University. She graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University with a bachelor's degree in Bahaviorial Psychology in 2013 and worked at the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility for three years. In 2017, she earned a master's degree in Educational Policy and Administration from Dakota Wesleyan in 2017.
A native of Mason City, Iowa, Barnaud went on to earn a Master of Social Work from Arizona State in 2021.
Barnaud is a licensed master social worker in both South Dakota and Michigan and is a member of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports.
Barnaud and her husband Francois have three daughters: Quinn, Eden, and Delaney.
CECILY'S PROFILE AT THE COUNSELING CENTER: CLICK HERE
Cecily Barnaud is her first year as Central Michigan's Dedicated Student-Athlete Counselor. She began her duties in January 2025.
Barnaud arrives at Central Michigan after spending the last two years with Black Hills Psychology in Spearfish, South Dakota. She also worked as a mental health counselor at Spearfish High School for nearly four academic years and served as a clinical counselor with Behavior Management Systems, BMS Cares from 2018-21. She developed the athlete mental health program at Spearfish High School.
A former student-athlete, Barnaud played softball and pitched at Briar Cliff University before transferring to Sioux Falls University. She graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University with a bachelor's degree in Bahaviorial Psychology in 2013 and worked at the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility for three years. In 2017, she earned a master's degree in Educational Policy and Administration from Dakota Wesleyan in 2017.
A native of Mason City, Iowa, Barnaud went on to earn a Master of Social Work from Arizona State in 2021.
Barnaud is a licensed master social worker in both South Dakota and Michigan and is a member of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports.
Barnaud and her husband Francois have three daughters: Quinn, Eden, and Delaney.
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