Credentials
Degree
M.S.W
Department
Social Work
Interviewed by
The Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, CBS4
Topics
Economics Real Estate/Housing Social WorkExpertise
- Housing, community and economic development
About
Tony Hernandez, MSW, is an affiliate professor in the Department of Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver. His areas of expertise include housing and community, and economic development. He currently teaches graduate courses that include Social Policy Analysis, Advanced Integrative Practice: Clinical, and Advanced Policy and Advocacy.
Prior to joining MSU Denver, Hernandez worked on a presidential appointment as an administrator of Rural Housing Services for the United States Department of Agriculture. He was also the director of the Division of Local Government for the State of Colorado. Hernandez served five terms as a Colorado state representative. He is currently the president and CEO of Innovative Action Consulting on the Community, Housing and Economic Development team, where he provides consulting services in policy work, nonprofit training and more.
Hernandez has been recognized for his extensive community involvement and advocacy work. He has won the Excellence in Leadership Award from Rural Housing Services, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary’s Leadership Award, the HUD Secretary’s Customer Service Award and the Good Guys Award from the Colorado Women’s Political Caucus for his commitment to political, economic and judicial equality for women, among many others.
Hernandez received a master’s in Management and Public Policy from Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburgh in 1981, a Master of Social Work from the University of Denver in 1975 and a bachelor’s in Social Work from Colorado State University in 1973. He is also a certified Housing Development Finance Professional, granted by the National Development Council in 2003.
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Health
Colorado’s fentanyl epidemic
State Rep. Leslie Herod joins health experts, community officials at MSU Denver to discuss ways to address the crisis.
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Education
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visits MSU Denver
Federal program is christened to provide $113 million to expand diversity in apprenticeships.
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University News
With inflation soaring, more college students struggle with food insecurity
MSU Denver expands food-pantry access as meal costs rise and the pandemic drags on.
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Arts and Culture
From the classroom to cable TV
Social worker and faculty member Kryss Shane talks about finding balance, transgender advocacy and her role on TLC’s ‘I Am Jazz.’