Latinx Mentoring and Achievement Coordinator, The Unity Council

Gaby is a social justice and critical leadership educator and organizer. In her current role, she leads three programs that focus on leadership development, advocacy efforts, and community building, while building partnerships with students, families, schools, and community organizations for girls, gender-expansive youth and LGBTQIA+ identifying youth. Gaby has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies from the University of California, Davis and is currently studying International and Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco. She has been recognized by Alliance for Girls, a girl-serving organization promoting gender equity across the nation, as the recipient of the 2022 Gender Equity Award for the continuous civic engagement efforts for equity, safety, and overall well-being of Latina, gender-expansive, and LGBTQIA+ students.

Rise Up Cohort: California, 2023