Ronald Perez is adjunct instructor of Counseling and Student Development at Palo Alto College. He has worked his entire professional career in higher education with the Alamo Colleges at both Palo Alto College and San Antonio College. At San Antonio College he was an adjunct faculty member serving a role as both counselor and student development instructor. His focus at San Antonio College was with the College Access Program for High School Students (CAPHSS) in which he helped San Antonio area high school seniors matriculate to one of the Alamo Colleges. He also specialized in working with first-year students and students on academic probation or suspension. In 2013, he transitioned to serve as off-site coordinator at Fort Sam Houston. The last eight years he has been at Palo Alto College as an adjunct faculty member teaching EDUC 1300 and SDEV 0171. He has volunteered as a faculty mentor and served on the faculty senate. He received the NISOD Excellence Award Recipient for adjunct faculty member. Mr. Perez joined Ascender program in 2018-2019 academic year and served as club advisor and eventually became coordinator of program in 2021 until 2025.

Mr. Perez obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1998 and a Masters of Arts degree in Counseling from the University of Texas at San Antonio.