UWPD Police Advisory Council

Stephanie Díaz de León

Stephanie Díaz de León is a proven professional in outreach, engagement, and workplace diversity. She is currently the Diversity Coordinator for the UW–Madison Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs’ Leadership and Engagement Division and the Signature Events Coordinator for the Wisconsin Union. She has also served on the Engagement, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee at the Wisconsin Union and the Engagement, Inclusion, and Diversity Council for the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Division. She has overseen and executed many of the Wisconsin Union’s major events, including the Memorial Union’s reopening, the grand opening of the new Union South, and many more. She also works as 365 Media Foundation’s Director of Outreach and Engagement and is the lead planner and designer of the Wisconsin Leadership Summit, the state’s premier professional development and community-building event for leaders of color throughout Wisconsin.

James Garvey

James Garvey currently serves as a Residence Life Coordinator for Witte Residence Hall within the Department of Residence Life and University Housing at UW–Madison. Witte Hall is the largest residence hall on the UW–Madison campus and is home to the Center for Cultural Enrichment and the Multicultural Learning Community. This year will mark James’ third year working for University Housing. Prior to working at UW–Madison, he graduated from UW–Oshkosh in 2017 with a master’s degree in Higher Education and also worked for their Department of Residence Life for one year.

Rosalia Gittens

Rosalia Gittens is the Community Development Manager at the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences (CALS) new Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In this role, Rosalia is responsible for the creation, delivery, and ongoing refinement of timely, practical, and impactful DEI programming designed for key stakeholders. She also helps develop meaningful relationships with students, staff, and faculty to maintain a keen sense of existing opportunities, challenges, and needs throughout CALS.

Before joining UW–Madison, Rosalia worked in the K-12 educational system as a Bilingual Teacher and as Community School Coordinator. She has more than 16 years of experience leading inclusive and equitable initiatives to help remove barriers to access for underserved populations. Rosalia holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s in Education.

Brenda González

As Director of Community Relations, Brenda González serves as UW–Madison’s primary point of contact with local community and nonprofit organizations. She is responsible for developing strategies to ensure the university is engaged with these organizations and the broader community.

Before joining UW–Madison, Brenda worked as the Diversity Manager for Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care and as a Community Marketing and Health Equity Manager for Group Health Cooperative of South-Central Wisconsin. On campus, she served as the Health Equity Career Development Program Manager with the Collaborative Center for Health Equity at the School of Medicine and Public Health.

Lisa Imhoff

Lisa Imhoff currently serves as Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the School of Pharmacy at UW–Madison. Before this role, she worked for over sixteen years as a mental health counselor and has held various leadership positions. Lisa has experience working with incarcerated adults and adolescents. Through her years of social work practice, she noticed the unequal legal and mental health care treatment for individuals involved with the legal system. While employed at UW Health, these glaring inequities propelled Lisa to advocate and champion a new mental health treatment delivery model. Instead of only delivering office-based services, this treatment model served adolescents and families in their homes and their communities and allowed for more advocacy within the juvenile justice system.

Lisa also worked at University Health Services as a mental health counselor and substance use coordinator. There, she also advocated for culturally responsive and equitable services for underrepresented and underserved students and took a central role in raising awareness and educating staff and peers about inequities in the mental health care system.

Lisa grew up on the north side of Madison and is a proud, lifelong resident. She’s a Badger through and through and graduated from UW-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Women’s Studies and a Master of Science in Social Work degree.

Moira Kelley

Moira Kelley has been with the Division of Continuing Studies since 1997, holding various roles within Adult Career and Special Student Services. As a counselor and advisor, and in her current role as communications manager, much of her work has been with returning adult students and community members who often find UW–Madison intimidating and seemingly impenetrable. Her passion has been to help these students and prospective students navigate our very traditional campus to successfully reach their academic and career goals. She finds advocating for and supporting these students necessary as often they are overlooked when policies and procedures are put into place. She hopes to bring their diverse voices into the dialog on the PAC and the equity work being done by campus. Moira holds a master’s degree in guidance and counseling from UW-Whitewater and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Carroll University (formerly Carroll College). She is the solo parent to a 16-year-old son, two standard poodles, two cats, and a guinea pig, and loves observing both flora and fauna while walking through her beloved, nearby Warner Park.

Felicity Klingele

Felicity Klingele is a senior at UW–Madison studying Psychology and Philosophy. She is a member of the St. Vincent De Paul Service Council, where she coordinates service opportunities and connects the department with other groups around Dane County. Felicity’s interest in community engagement has motivated her to work for two years as a writing tutor and fellow, helping students learn to voice their ideas. She plans to enter policing upon graduation, as she enjoys working with a diverse array of people and is eager to contribute to a welcoming, safe community.

Kate Moran

Kate Moran has a background in specialized transportation and a B.A. in Women’s Studies from the University of Nebraska. She has coordinated the SAFE Nighttime Services program through Transportation Services since 2012. In her spare time, Kate chairs the board of Disability Pride Madison and recently received the “Relentless Badger Award” from the Wisconsin Independent Living Council. Kate and the crew of SAFEwalkers are proud of the work they do to ensure every Badger can move safely around campus at night.

Carmen Romero González

Carmen Romero González is the Director of Cultural Linguistic Services (CLS) in the Office of Human Resources at UW–Madison. CLS provides translation and interpretation services in six different languages, inclusive communication training, and a comprehensive workplace English program for campus employees. Under Carmen’s leadership, CLS has received several recognitions at the national and international levels for being a model program in the areas of diversity, inclusion, and language access.

Carmen holds a master’s degree in Business Administration, a master’s degree in English-Spanish Translation, and a bachelor’s degree in Labor Relations. She is also a certified professional and executive coach credentialed by the International Coach Federation.

Dave Schroeder

Dave Schroeder is a senior technologist in the UW–Madison Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and a national security research strategist in the UW–Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS). He also currently serves as an Army Cyber Warfare Officer in the Wisconsin National Guard, and previously served as a Navy Information Warfare Officer. He holds graduate degrees in Cybersecurity Policy and Information Warfare and is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval War College, and Joint Forces Staff College. He also serves as research director for the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium (WSRC).

Nicholas Sinn

Nicholas Sinn is a student representative from the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) and an undergraduate at UW–Madison, studying Political Science, Computer Science, and Public Policy. Nicholas’ stake in policing and law enforcement is motivated by a focus on building beneficial and transparent relationships between policing and their institutions with the communities that they serve, especially in the face of recent violence against Asian-American Pacific Islanders and other marginalized groups. Nicholas is committed to leveraging his active engagement to promote social justice and equity by identifying solutions that create a more visible and inclusive society.

Alexis Smiezek

Alexis Smiezek is the Associated Students of Madison’s Anti-Violence Chair. She is an undergraduate at UW–Madison studying Neurobiology, Psychology, Gender & Women’s Studies, and Zoology with Certificates in Global Health and Health Policy. Drawing from an understanding of trauma, mental health, and intersectionality, Alexis is a passionate advocate for survivor support and creating safe, accessible spaces for all students. In this work, she is committed to advancing equity and social justice through centering anti-oppression.