Aaron Ray currently serves as Assistant Director-Student Outreach for the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. He is responsible for all aspects the admissions and recruitment of Opportunity Program students, as well as the design and implementation of the Summer Academic Institute that all incoming OP students are required to attend. He is also responsible for academic advising, student leadership development, advocacy efforts, and representing the program on campus, at the state level and nationally. Aaron has spent the majority of his career working in the field of inclusion, access, and success through volunteer efforts with such programs such as Camp College (New York State Association for College Admissions Counseling) and College Exploration (College for Every Student) and the annual Coming Together Conference. Born and raised in upstate New York, Aaron earned his B.A. in American Studies from Union College and his M.S. in Organizational Leadership from Quinnipiac University.