She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and a Master of Arts in Reading and Literacy from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Gina works with the Gifted and Talented Program in her district and she provides professional development in the area of ELA/ELD and Literacy of the Common Core State Standards. She is one of four authors of Discovering and Developing Talents in Spanish-Speaking Students (2012). She is the Educator Representative for the California Association for the Gifted and co-president of the Tri-County GATE Council.