Macario Hernandez
Campus President | Office of the Chancellor
- Mountain View
- 214-860-3680
- Email Macario Hernandez
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