Finalists named for workforce diversity position

Three finalists have been named for the position of assistant vice chancellor for workforce equity and diversity at UW–Madison.

The finalists are:

Luis A. Piñero, interim assistant vice chancellor/director of the Equity and Diversity Resource Center. Piñero joined the EDRC in 1982, when it was known as the Office of Affirmative Action and Compliance. He was appointed associate director in 1991 and previously served as interim EDRC director from May 1994 to August 1995. Piñero holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UW–Madison.

Andrea L. Turner, executive director for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. Turner was previously employed as a special assistant to the chancellor and also as executive director of multicultural affairs at UW-Stevens Point. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University.

Vicki C. Washington, director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Programs and assistant to the chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Extension. Washington held several affirmative action-related positions in the public and private sector in North Carolina before joining UW-Extension. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College and a law degree from North Carolina Central University.

The assistant vice chancellor for workforce equity and diversity promotes increased employee diversity throughout the university; oversees the Equity and Diversity Resource Center; and ensures campus compliance with affirmative action/equal employment opportunity regulations.

The position reports to Melany S. Newby, vice chancellor for legal and executive affairs, and Provost John Wiley. The opening was created when Greg Vincent accepted a position last summer as vice provost for campus diversity at Louisiana State University.

A search and screen committee forwarded the names of the finalists to Newby and Wiley, who expect to fill the position in late January or early February.