Gladys is a communications specialist, nonprofit professional, and passionate arts advocate who enjoys curating content in the intersections of new media, the arts, and education for social change. She is a first generation Pinay with strong East Coast roots who has happily called San Francisco home for the past 8 years. Gladys graduated from Boston College where she studied Communications, Fine Arts, and Cultural Diversity. Since then, she’s worked with various nonprofits, arts & cultural groups, philanthropy, and educators on multimedia projects and capacity-building programs including: community organizing, gender equity, diverse leadership development, and educational technologies. Currently, Gladys runs a communications consultancy offering project management, new media content production, and creative services strategy. She’s also exploring innovative arts entrepreneurship approaches and strengthening creative cross-sector partnerships between nonprofits, socially responsible businesses, and arts communities. Gladys’s other interests include holistic health, art therapy, online culture geekery, and alternative comedy.