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Ron Padrón (he/him) is a queer, disabled activist who has worked in higher education for nearly two decades. Having spent much of his career working with at-risk student populations he now serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Information at the University of Maryland. His work centers justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in course and curriculum development, to student services and shared governance. He has presented and published on inclusion, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and disability justice, in venues such as The Political Librarian, Including Disability, NACADA, and the UMN Global Accessibility Awareness Day conference.

He serves as Co-Chair on the UMD President’s Commission for LGBTQ+ Issues; Director of Academic Involvement for the Including Disability Global Summit; Associate Editor for the Including Disability journal; and as an advocate and educator in the Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility.

• Diversity, inclusion, and equity
• Student success and resilience
• Fostering student development
• Programmatic assessment of student support initiatives

• MS, College Student Affairs, Nova Southeastern University