Sloan Gonzales (she/her) serves as the inaugural Director of Inclusive Culture & Development, providing a critical role in developing, coordinating, and assessing  educational initiatives and resources to help promote individual and institutional agency and social responsibility for Inclusive Culture & Belonging at UCCS. Additionally, she works to foster partnerships and collaborations with key stakeholders and develop/design innovative outreach communications that help elevate the impact of Inclusive Culture & Belonging at UCCS.

Sloan Gonzales has served in several roles at UCCS including program director for The Chancellor’s Leadership Class and UCCSlead program and as an adjunct instructor in the department of Communication and gateway Program Seminar. She has worked in non-profits and higher education for over a decade supporting leadership development, community engagement, and DEI development. She also is a community advocate, trainer, program developer, and public speaker that focuses on ethical leadership, neurodiversity, communication, social justice, leadership development, community and culture building, strategic planning, and civic engagement. Sloan is a UCCS alum with a degree in Sociology and a master’s in communication with an emphasis on Leadership. 

Sloan is committed to creating communities of collaboration that craft opportunities for all people to be seen and known. 

Recipient of: 

Colorado Springs Business Journal Rising Star 

Colorado Springs Mayor's Young Leader in Education 

Leadership Pikes Peak Emerging Leader Award