Arion Castillo

Arion Castillo is the HR & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at HLM. Arion blends her master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Healthcare Management to lead HLM's efforts in hiring, developing, and retaining diverse talent and implementing standard operating procedures to foster an inclusive work environment.

Arion is passionate about improving the lives of others and equipping companies with the ability to do so by using her knowledge as in Industrial Organizational Psychology (I/O Psychology) to create workplaces that allow them to thrive both personally and professionally. Ari's philosophy is "if you are going to spend half of your life at work you, it's important to make sure you are happy while doing it!"

Outside her work at HLM, Arion is an active community advocate. She serves on boards of directors for Urban Harvest STL, Collective Souls Inc., and Reaching Beyond Resilience, all non-profit organizations that work to identify barriers, educate, and empower underserved communities.

Her education, passion, and community activities, inform HLM's research, initiatives, and support maintaining an environment that allows the team to produce work that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive to reflect the many audiences our materials and programs are intended to serve.