Louis Macias named first chief diversity officer in CALS

Louis Macias, currently the executive director of recruitment, diversity and inclusion at the UW Police Department (UWPD), will become the college’s first associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion after being selected from a pool of candidates that included three highly qualified and experienced finalists...

...Macias brings varied experience to the role. Most recently serving as the inaugural chief diversity officer for UWPD, he led the design and implementation of the unit’s Racial Equity Initiative and Equity Dashboard. In prior roles at UW, he served as a development director for the Law School and founded the Business Emerging Leaders program in the Wisconsin School of Business. A former middle and high school teacher, he earned an EdD in higher education and a BS at Florida State University...