Daniel Cardenas Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

• As the Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) at KPBS, I serve as the main advocate for KPBS’ diversity vision, initiatives, action plan and strategic goals. The three overarching efforts that I oversee are as.
• Drive the strategy, vision and implementation of KPBS’ work towards becoming a more inclusive and diverse workforce
• Assess KPBS’ internal equity plan; gather data, audit and build an evaluation process to track metrics
• Collaborate with KPBS’ Racial Justice and Social Equity Reporter and the content department on community conversations and news specials focusing on diversity equity and inclusion
• Utilize data on sources our storytellers rely on to track, report and create metrics through a DEI lens
• Serve as a representative on SDSU’s DEI Committee

La Jolla, CA

* Daily organizational management, project development, curriculum design, special event planning, and complex multicultural advising of PATHS Scholars Program serving six staff and 98 scholars.* Recruitment, hiring, training and supervision of tutors serving math, chemistry, physics, and biology coursework totaling 250 hours of one on one and small group.

Raza Resource Centro

• Provided high level administrative and programmatic support to the UC San Diego Raza Resource Centro.
• Developed, analyzed, interpreted, and implemented policies and procedures for the operations of the RRC, including front desk operations, facility usage, financial protocols & procedures, and requests for information.
• Primary fiscal transaction preparer (MyEvents, MyPayments, MyTravel, Express Card purchases, etc.)
• Liaison with campus partners, including Facilities Management, IT, Marketplace, ACT, CMS, EVC Business Office and VC EDI Office to ensure the infrastructure needs are met.
• Oversees and coordinates student volunteer program, RRC Affiliates program, Intern schedules, and RRC usage calendar to ensure maximum coverage and support of RRC programs.
• Manages staff travel including reconciliation of group travel

Davis, California

• Served as the coordinator of the annual social justice conference/retreat serving eighty students, faculty, and staff
• Lead program advisor for Danzantes del Alma, the UC Davis Mexican folklorico dance troupe consisting of seventy troupe members; supervise two paid employees, thirteen member student board, approximately $100,000 of.
• Managed UCD PEACE (Peer Advising and Community Empowerment), consisting of twelve student leaders conducting 40+ social justice education workshops on campus
• Advised to two student campus climate coordinators responsible for assessment, outreach, program implementation, and campus policy creation aimed at meeting the need of marginalized campus communities
• Administered the core functions of the department including daily operational responsibility for advising, mentoring, leadership development, mediation and referrals, program management, crisis intervention, trouble.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Created a Cultural and Resource Center environment that is considerate of the intersecting identities of over 4,000 students, faculty, staff, and community members annually
• Led in creating, gaining approval for, and management of $100,000+ annual budget including multiple budget presentations to student fee governing board
• Supported twelve student staff in the execution of Cultural Center programming including learning outcomes, marketing logistics, event execution, assessment, and evaluation
• Supported to the Director of LGBT Services Office in co-teaching University approved academic coursework to Cultural Center Student Liaisons
• Facilities manager responsible for operation of internal and external reservations within the Center
• Serves as proxy in some capacities during the loss of Director if Diversity Development including writing institutional guidelines regarding the fee structure and reservations policies, as well as ground breaking.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Managed a Cultural and Resource Center on a large, Research I institution that is considerate of the intersecting identities of over 6,000 students, faculty, staff, and community members annually
• Lead in lobbying for $90,000+ annual budget with Student Incidental Fees Committee and Associated Student of Oregon State University in public forums
• Mentored eleven student staff in the execution of the learning outcomes, marketing logistics, event execution, assessment, and evaluation of cultural center programs
• Co-teacher to the Director of Diversity Development in co-teaching University approved academic coursework to Cultural Center Coordinators
• Managing of the logistical responsibilities of moving, opening, and operating a new Cultural Resource Center on a large, Land Grant Research I institution.
• Curator and liable for over $500,000 of donated artwork, consisting of highest value of artwork in any building on the OSU campus

San Diego, California

• Implemented, and management new Student Services Department on a growing private for profit campus consisting of 1100 students
• Hired, trained, developed, and supervised four Student Advisors, an Administrative Assistant, and 40 Professional Tutors
• Managed daily student retention efforts including: 100 student advising contacts daily, over 1,000 tutoring hours/month, and monthly New Student Orientation
• Implementation of online instructor assessments saving 40 staff hours and $800 each month
• Management of annual responsibilities including SWOT analysis, benchmarking of department programming to industry standards, and Executive Director debriefing

Sacramento, California Area

• Guided over 100 students through Re-Entry Admissions process
• Increased levels of student attendance of Re-Entry students by 5%
• Designed and organized programming between Academic Affairs, and Financial Aid Departments to meet federal guidelines
• Grew Student Mentor Program from 15 to 30 trained mentors
• Assessed, and implemented changes to monthly New Student Orientations resulting in increased retention rates of 2%

Rohnert Park, California

• I held multiple positions while working in the Campus Recreation Department at SSU, including:Operations Development Assistant May 2007 – May 2008
• Assisted the Director of Campus Recreation with the following: supervise and improve the safe, smooth, and effective operations of the 59,000 square foot Campus Recreation Center
• Interviewed, hired, trained, and supervised 50+ Building Supervisors and Front Desk Staff
• Spokesperson and liaison between 15 Campus Recreation programs and participants, community partners, and departments across the Sonoma State University campus
• Created, developed and implemented a new health and wellness Welcome Week Event attended by over 1,000 first year students; event is still being executed to this day
• Authorized to contract with 30 on campus and off campus vendors and sponsors totaling a budget of $3,000

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), College Student Services Administration

Activities and Societies: College Student Services Administration Student Association, Project Social JusticeThrough ongoing research.

Bachelors, Kinesiology

Activities and Societies: Campus Recreation, Hip Hop Anonymous, KSUN