Board Member
Marco Barker
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, San Franciso Public Utilities Commission
Marco Barker holds an appointment as associate professor of practice in educational administration at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He previously served in diversity leadership roles at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Westminster College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Louisiana State University.
Barker works toward fostering an inclusive, equitable and welcoming campus by collaborating with campus partners, allies, and the local community. His research and publications on higher education address doctoral and graduate education, cross-race mentoring and advising relationships, diversity, and leadership in higher education and often utilizes critical race theory and double consciousness as frameworks.
Barker is a certified qualified administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory. He earned his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas, MBA from Webster University, and doctoral degree in educational leadership and research from Louisiana State University.