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I am Gina Margillo, a filmmaker, artist, and educator who centers storytelling through film, mixed media, and participatory practice. I bring more than twenty years of global development communications experience, leading behavioral change initiatives that advance social and environmental justice, racial and gender equity, SRHR, and public health in geopolitically fragile contexts. I specialize in participatory design, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building across sectors to drive sustainable impact.…I am Gina Margillo, a filmmaker, artist, and educator who centers storytelling through film, mixed media, and participatory practice. I bring more than twenty years of global development communications experience, leading behavioral change initiatives that advance social and environmental justice, racial and gender equity, SRHR, and public health in geopolitically fragile contexts. I specialize in participatory design, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building across sectors to drive sustainable impact.

Gina Margillo

Filmmaker, Film Director, Film Producer, +4

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I am Gina Margillo, a filmmaker, artist, and educator who centers storytelling through film, mixed media, and participatory practice. I bring more than twenty years of global development communications experience, leading behavioral change initiatives that advance social and environmental justice, racial and gender equity, SRHR, and public health in geopolitically fragile contexts. I specialize in participatory design, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building across sectors to drive sustainable impact.…I am Gina Margillo, a filmmaker, artist, and educator who centers storytelling through film, mixed media, and participatory practice. I bring more than twenty years of global development communications experience, leading behavioral change initiatives that advance social and environmental justice, racial and gender equity, SRHR, and public health in geopolitically fragile contexts. I specialize in participatory design, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building across sectors to drive sustainable impact.

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I am Gina Margillo, a filmmaker, artist, and educator who centers storytelling through film, mixed media, and participatory practice.
I bring more than twenty years of global development communications experience, leading behavioral change initiatives that advance social and environmental justice, racial and gender equity, SRHR, and public health in geopolitically fragile contexts. I specialize in participatory design, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building across sectors to drive sustainable impact.

Skills

Experience Level

Copywriting

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

Work Experience

Director, Global Creative Communication at PCI Media (Global)

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Led global, multi-platform advocacy campaigns for NGOs, governments, and UN agencies; designed and managed cross-functional teams and capacity-building initiatives.

Senior Advocacy Communication Officer at Planned Parenthood Global (Latin America)

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2018

Directed multi-platform education initiatives advancing reproductive justice; managed regional grants and NGO capacity building.

Director, Environmental Justice Engagement at California Department of Public Health / U.S. EPA

January 1, 1995 - January 1, 2007

Designed landmark environmental justice initiatives to prevent chemical exposures; developed stakeholder models in federal EJ policy; conducted participatory research and biomonitoring.

Senior Advocacy Communications Officer at Planned Parenthood Global (Latin America)

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2018

Senior role overseeing advocacy communications in Latin America; managed campaigns and messaging for SRHR and health equity (2010–2018).

Lecturer, Health Care Leadership Communication at Emory University (Remote)

January 1, 2022 - Present

Designed and delivered executive-level curricula integrating DEI, leadership communication, and coaching; remote teaching.

Adjunct Professor of Communication at Barry University, Miami

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2025

Courses include Media, Culture & Society; Storytelling for Social Change; Public Speaking; writing and editorial contributions to Barry University Magazine.