Gabriela is a program associate on the learning and community engagement team with experience managing a school-based health program and facilitating the Youth Empowerment Program for Planned Parenthood of Yakima. She’s a passionate advocate for all young people knowing their health rights and having access to healthcare services.
Gabriela also has experience working in journalism at the Daily Record in Ellensburg and El Sol de Yakima newspaper. She received her bachelor’s degree in Spanish with a minor in journalism from Western Washington University in Bellingham. She currently lives in Selah with her partners, their dog Oso and cat Enzo. Her family is a big part of her life, and her parents, siblings, and extended family all call the Valley home as well.