Ivanna (Ivy) Colòn-Alverio (she/her) is the director of the TRIO Student Support Services program at the University at Buffalo. Additionally, she is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Higher Education Administration program at St. Cloud State University. She is a two-time Binghamton University graduate with a master’s in Student Affairs Administration and a Bachelor’s in Human Development. Her research interests include post-secondary access and retention, first-generation students, and issues surrounding underrepresented students in higher education. Ivy is actively involved at her university and associations through volunteer commitments. At the University of Buffalo, she was the co-chair for the 2023 undergraduate research conference and is currently the president of the minority faculty staff association on campus. She is the chair of the Commission of Academic Affairs in ACPA, is an active member of the Latin@/x network, and has served on the planning committee for the 2020 ACPA convention in Nashville, TN. In 2016, she was recognized as the new outstanding professional by the Coalition for Multicultural Affairs (CMA) and received the Community Service and Advancement Award in 2017 from the Latin@/x Network.