Dr. Macario Hernandez – Administration – Dallas College

Current Title: President, Mountain View Campus

History With Dallas College

June 2024-Present: President, Mountain View Campus

Educational Background

A.A. from Mountain View College
B.A. from the University of North Texas
M.A. from Texas Woman’s University
Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin

Professional Certifications

National CAHN Principal Fellowship, Columbia University, 2022
Harvard National Institute for Urban School Leaders Training Certificate, 2016
Texas Principal Certification, 2003

College Awards/Accomplishments

2000 – 2001: Teacher of the Year - Urban Park Elementary; Dallas ISD
2012: Vice Principal of the Year - Association of Hispanic School Administrators
2015: National Blue-Ribbon Award - U.S. Department of Education
2015 - 2020: Texas Education Agency (TEA) - All Seven Distinctions for High Performance
2018: National Title-I Distinguished School Award (Trinidad Garza Early College High School)
2019: Distinguished Alumni Award from Mountain View College
2020: Dallas ISD Master Principal Award
2020: Dallas ISD Principal of the Year School Choice Finalist
2021: National Blue-Ribbon Award by the United States Department of Education (Trinidad Garza Early College High School)
2021: Nominated for Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership

Professional Memberships and Associations

Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
City of Dallas Economic Development, Commissioner of District 8
Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) Impact Board
Friends of the Oak Cliff Cultural Center, President
Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) Dallas Area Interfaith
Boy Scouts of America
Mountain View College, Raza Alianza
National Latino(a) Education Research and Policy Project
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC 272)

Related Professional Experience

2008 - 2022: Principal, Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School
2022 - 2024: Chief of Staff, UNT-Dallas