Gina has a Master of Fine Arts, a Masters in Education and is finishing her third Masters in Interfaith ministries. She currently teaches art at the University of Chicago, Laboratory Schools. She received the Excellence in Teaching award from the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools in 2015.
She is a practicing and exhibiting artist with over 40 exhibitions. She has created large scale commissions for the Institute of Cultural Affairs and the Centers for Spiritual Living. She has traveled to over 20 countries and participated in artist residency and exchange programs in Japan, Spain, Kenya, Tanzania, and Costa Rica. Gina also served as the Executive Director of the Textile Arts Center in Chicago.
Gina is a licensed Spiritual Practitioner (lay minister) through the Centers for Spiritual Living. She has previously served in leadership at the Bodhi Spiritual Center in Chicago for 10 years, where she taught classes based on the creative power of the mind. She is currently on the Board of Directors for Soul Gym Wisdom, a web based New Thought Ministry.