Ashley Guevara

Ashley Guevara is a dedicated and driven leader who is a senior majoring in Psychology at the University of Houston-Downtown. She is a proud first-generation student who began her tenure in the higher education industry in 2019 at the local community college, from which she graduated with an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts with distinguished honors. Prior to Ashley’s current role as a Retention Specialist, she gained experience in Academic Advising, Enrollment Management, and Financial Aid. Ashley has a diverse background in student leadership roles, such as leading student success initiatives when she served as Vice President and President of the Puente Club and President of her founded organization, Leverage UP. She is also the creator and founder of the organization Mujeres Exitosas, an organization that strives to help young women of color achieve their academic endeavors and higher self to increase the representation of women and access to higher education. In addition, Ashley is involved in many national professional associations such as the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program, National Society of Leadership and Success, Center of First-Generation Student Success, and is an alumna of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. She holds certifications in leadership through the Lone Star Leadership College and the Hispanic Association for Colleges and Universities (HACU), and she has earned awards as Student Leader of the Year, Organization of The Year, and Determined Leaders. She is ecstatic to be a part of the L.E.A.D.D program’s inaugural cohort!