Dominic Ledesma

Board President

Dominic J. Ledesma, PhD (he, his, él) is the Assistant Vice Provost for Culture, Climate, and Engagement for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Information Technology. Prior to starting this role in January 2024, Dr. Ledesma served as the Division of Extension’s Chief Diversity Officer where he founded and directed Extension’s Office of Access, Inclusion, and Compliance (OAIC). His work and research focus on leading and guiding institutional efforts that promote and advance positive organizational culture and climate, and with specific attention to issues of equity, diversity, inclusivity, and belonging (EDIB). Dr. Ledesma holds a PhD from UW-Madison’s Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (School of Education) and is a recipient of the Michael W. Apple Fellowship. His career includes experience working in K-12 public education, student academic affairs, and higher education administration. His professional identity as a scholar-administrator includes research on language access policies and practices of public-serving institutions, language rights, applied civil rights law, English language ideologies, and the linguistic and cultural diversity that exists within the upper midwestern region of the United States. Ledesma holds a B.A. from UW-Madison and a master’s in translation and interpretation from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (Mexico). He was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota.