Georgina Chinchilla Gonzalez

 Georgina Chinchilla Gonzalez (she/her) serves as Executive Director of ComMUSICation, a music youth development organization based in St. Paul that is focused on making high-quality afterschool music opportunities accessible to BIPOC and low income youth. She is a mission-driven and collaborative leader who’s passionate about working with organizations that help youth and families thrive. Her recent work experience includes fundraising roles at Think Small and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as roles in youth development through Girl Scouts of MN and WI River Valleys and as a Peace Corps volunteer. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas, a Masters in Musicology from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelors in Violin Performance from Eastern Michigan University. Georgina teaches the MN Council of Nonprofits' Beginning Grant Writing workshop and teaches a nonprofit grant writing course for graduate students at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She currently serves on the City of St. Paul's Cultural STAR board and the board of directors for award-winning St. Paul choir Border CrosSing.