About
Ana Ximena Alvis Gonzales is the Administrative Assistant for Cornell Farmworker Program. She provides administrative support for the program and works with the program’s director, Mary Jo Dudley, to coordinate activities and manage volunteers and interns. Ximena is inspired by the program's goals and wants to excel in helping the community of farmworkers in New York.
Prior to her work at Cornell, Ximena worked in sustainable tourism with indigenous people, ecotourism, and community-based tourism in Bolivia and Mexico. She has a master’s degree in Sustainable Tourism Management from Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional in Costa Rica.
In her spare time, she loves traveling and exploring new places. Ximena enjoys spending time with family and friends, and getting to know her new hometown in Ithaca.