

ACAD 520
Highlights
Sloan Gonzales (she/her) has served as the senior director of strategic initiatives and has been an adjunct communication department instructor since 2017. Teaching in intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, leadership, strategic and organizational communication, and public speaking.
Sloan Gonzales formally served as the program director for The Chancellor’s Leadership Class and UCCSlead program. She has worked in non-profits and higher education for over a decade, supporting leadership, community engagement, and culture development. She is also a community advocate, trainer, program developer, and public speaker focusing on ethical leadership, 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. She is pursuing her PhD in Educational Leadership, Policy, & Research.
Sloan is committed to creating collaboration communities that craft opportunities for all people to be seen and known.
Education
- M.A., University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Communication)
- B.A., University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Sociology)