Ana Hilton joined CDI in 2008 after having worked at the College of Wooster in Ohio in the Dean of Students' office. While at Wooster, she served as a Resident Director for first-year housing. She coordinated New Student Orientation and established Summer Connect, a new student transition program. Ana also worked with a peer mentor program, which primarily focused on the support and retention of multi-ethnic students.

Originally from the Dominican Republic, Ana arrived in the United States at the age of five and is bilingual in English and Spanish. She attended the College of Wooster in Ohio, where she worked in the financial aid office and received a B.A. in Cultural Area Studies. She also holds an M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution with a concentration in College Student Personnel Administration from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Ana is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling, and a graduate of The Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions.