Daniel Pascoe Aguilar
Fndg. Director of Ctr. for Social Justice & CDO
Daniel Pascoe Aguilar, PhD, MDiv, is passionate about problem solving and collaborating with students, alums, the university community, and community organizations on meaningful partnerships and innovative strategies for the development of a diverse, authentic, engaged, and ready next generation of leaders. Currently, Daniel is Excelsior University’s CDO, founding director of the Center for Social Justice, and Title IX coordinator, where he is leading the organization’s JEDI (justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) efforts based on a systemic approach with the goal of facilitating Excelsior’s becoming a Multicultural Organization through 7 key engagement and impact strategies mapped through a maturity model.
Before this role, Daniel served as associate provost for immersive learning and career design at Drew University in the New York City larger metropolitan area, where he led Launch, a comprehensive, inclusive approach to undergraduate education designed to facilitate all Drew University students’ identification of their purpose, their preparation for their careers, and their contribution to their communities and/or the world. Prior to his tenure at Drew, Daniel served as executive director of Career Services at Ithaca College, director of the University of Oregon Career Center, director of Career Services at Seattle University, director of alum career services and associate director of employer relations at the University of North Texas, senior associate director and chair of career courses at Indiana University, director of the crisis center for homeless families of the SF County, and minister in diverse religious organizations in México and the US.
Daniel has completed 3 graduate degrees in the US: a PhD in Educational Systems from Indiana University, a Master of Divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary, and an MS in Education also from IU, as well as a BA in Industrial Design from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in México. For the last 12 years, he has offered consulting, speaking and training services to universities, their career centers, and community organizations on the preparation of the next generation of leaders and the enhancement of the JEDI of our work. Daniel has published 30 chapters, articles, and columns on systems thinking, career development, systemic leadership, and intercultural development, as well as a book on systemic leadership, curricula on career and intercultural development, and a dissertation on conflict management in educational leadership. He has also been a song writer, a classical pop and oratorio/opera singer, and a recording artist throughout his life, including the publication of 15 albums.
In 2014, Daniel received the UO Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award and, in 2016, the UO Student Employment Enhancement program he founded and led earned the One Oregon Award. Throughout the last few years, he has had the opportunity to serve as chair of the Capital Region JEDI Leadership Consortium and the UO Division of Student Life Multicultural Organization Development initiative, as co-chair of the global Future Talent Council D&I Think Tank and the DU Committee on Reimagining Undergraduate Education, as faculty of the Career Services Institute, and as founder and chair of the IC Experiential Learning Alliance, the UO and IC Student Employment Enhancement initiatives, the UOAdvantage Design Team, and the UO International Student Career Alliance. He is also a current member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council, and was a recent mentor of the AAC&U College to Career Institute and a recent member of the NACE Strategic Positioning Taskforce.
Pamela Jimenez
Program Director for the Center for Social Justice
Pamela Jimenez is the program director for Excelsior University’s Center for Social Justice. She is the former founding director of the Camino program, a bilingual associate degree program for native Spanish-speaking students at Manhattan College. Pamela was also an intern and mental health specialist at one of the only Spanish-speaking and LGBTQ drug rehabilitation units operated by the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (OASAS) in New York City from 2005-2009. Dr. Jimenez has extensive background working with Spanish-speaking adults, bilingual families, and first-generation immigrants who have emigrated to the U.S. for college opportunities within the past five years. Dr. Jimenez is passionate about creating a diverse and equitable campus climate for underrepresented students and a college environment that impacts positively students’ academic achievement. She has a doctorate in higher education executive leadership and a master’s in mental health psychology. She is driven by cultivating motivation, developing curiosity and leadership, and training employees and students to react to challenges in ways that will broaden their critical thinking skills, experiences, and personal development. Pam pursued her doctorate research by examining the influence of the perception of fit and racial identity on the career choices of African-American/Black police officers in the New York City Police Department. Dr. Jimenez’s research interest includes the “organizational fit” of underrepresented populations, Latinx students, in higher education and equitable academic environments.
Specialties and Interests
Social Justice, DEI, Organizational FitCamille Dumont
Camille Dumont is the Associate Director for Career Readiness, bringing over a decade of experience in higher education leadership, career services, and program development. In her new role, she focuses on equipping students—particularly online adult learners—with the tools and resources needed for successful career transitions.
Throughout her career, Camille has led large-scale initiatives to enhance career services, improve student engagement, and foster cross-departmental collaboration. She has worked extensively with academic advisors, student support teams, and external partners to align career readiness with institutional goals. Camille’s experience spans curriculum development for career preparation courses, professional coaching, and managing continuing education programs.
She holds the Certified Master of Career Services (CMCS) credential, reinforcing her commitment to excellence in career development.
Camille resides in Connecticut with her husband. She has three children including twin girls and a son. Reading, listening to music, walking and going to the beach are some of her favorite past times.