PROFILE | Eric Ishiwata
Eric Ishiwata Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Office of Engagement and Extension, Colorado State University
Eric Ishiwata is the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Office of Engagement and
Extension. His work focuses on immigrant integration, refugee resettlement, and intercultural
community building.
With his team of community partners, Ishiwata is engaged in a variety of resident-driven programs in
Fort Morgan, Greeley, Estes Park, Fort Collins, and Leadville, with funding support from the Colorado
Health Foundation, the Women’s Foundation of Colorado, the Bohemian Foundation, Together We
Count, Blueprint to End Hunger, the State of Colorado, Larimer County United Way, Centennial Board
of Cooperative Educational Services, and Poudre School District.
He serves as a Faculty Practitioner in Critical Community Engagement for CSU’s Access Center,
Affiliate Faculty member for CSU’s Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, member of
CSU’s Undocumented Student Support Committee, board member for the Latino Community
Foundation of Colorado and the Interfaith Solidarity and Accompaniment Coalition of Northern
Colorado, and member of the New American Subcommittee for the Governor’s Office.