We are pleased to share that Marie Mackintosh has been appointed Vice Chancellor for Workforce and Community Engagement and will begin her new role on December 8, 2025. Marie brings more than 15 years of experience leading collaborative initiatives in education, workforce development, and systems innovation. In this role, she will oversee the university’s Office of Community Engagement, which will transition to the Office of Workforce and Community Engagement.
Marie most recently served as President and CEO of EmployIndy, Indianapolis’s workforce development organization, where she led a $25 million enterprise connecting residents to high-quality jobs and businesses to skilled talent. During her tenure, she guided the organization through a period of post-pandemic transformation, strengthening its financial and operational foundation while advancing equitable, career-connected opportunities for thousands of Hoosiers.
Her leadership helped deliver more than 3,300 job placements, $5.5 million in wage gains, and engagement with over 700 employers across the region.
Prior to joining EmployIndy, Marie held senior roles with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development where she developed statewide strategies to prepare Indiana’s workforce for more than one million projected job openings.
As Vice Chancellor for Workforce and Community Engagement, Marie will advance IU Indianapolis’s mission by driving workforce readiness and strengthening community partnerships. She will lead strategies that align academic programs with employer needs, leveraging our strengths in education, research, and outreach to expand talent pipelines and strengthen the workforce that powers our city and state.
Following the retirement of longtime vice chancellor Amy Conrad Warner on October 31, Margie Smith-Simmons, senior executive advisor to the chancellor, will provide interim leadership for the Office of Community Engagement until Marie begins her new role on December 8. We are grateful for Amy’s many years of leadership and service to IU Indianapolis and the Indianapolis community.
