BOULDER – DaWon Baker has been named the University of Colorado's first-ever Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Athletic Director Rick George announced Tuesday.
Baker joins the Colorado staff from the University of Nebraska, where he has served in a similar role as the Huskers' Diversity & Inclusion Director in Life Skills and Enrichment since September 2018. He will begin his new position on May 1.
At Nebraska, he was responsible for diversity and inclusion initiatives for all staff, coaches and student-athletes. He provided oversight and direction on the annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit, Next Steps outreach, N-Vest Mentoring Program, direction of the campus-wide Husker Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee (HADIC) and Husker Inclusion Council (HIC).