Dr. Ivy Sarah Mae B. Arimao, RSW, is presently Professor VI at the Mindanao State University – Marawi City. She obtained her Master of Public Administration and Doctor in Public Administration in the same institution. Her field of expertise include teaching, project management, technical needs assessment, gender and development, computer literacy, counseling, facilitating, documentation, case study writing, and community organizing.

Prof. Ivy is currently serving as Special Assistant to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) and works on student scholarships, curriculum, and faculty promotions.

As a registered social worker, she has worked in various regions of Mindanao for the Department of Social Welfare and Development as a field practitioner for almost a decade before she joined the academe.