Gina Mariko Rosales is a Filipino Japanese American serial entrepreneur, events enthusiast, efficiency nerd, dancer, and nonprofit advocate. Prior to founding Make it Mariko, Gina spent 10 years doing corporate & nonprofit event planning, administration, and operations. She was the first Administrative Business Partner for the Google Self-Driving Car Team, and the first Head of Marketing Events at X, the moonshot factory (formerly Google X) where she planned large scale tech event activations, press, and public policy events. Gina has helped found and launch multiple nonprofit and arts & culture projects that all help to amplify POC creatives, entrepreneurs, and artists, namely:

• UNDISCOVERED SF Creative Night Market in SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District (Co-Founder)
• Pinayista, a nonprofit community of Filipino women dedicated to building sisterhood in the hustle (Founder & Director)
• Balay Kreative, nonprofit arts & culture incubator in SF (Co-Founder)
• POC Food & Wine Festival
• Brave New Spaces, a 501c3 nonprofit 

Gina’s personal mission is to create magical, meaningful moments that help remind us of the beauty and interconnectedness of life.

• I was born and raised in the Bay Area, and my language reflects it (#HELLA). I take great pride in my city, San Francisco. Don’t call it San Fran, or we can’t work together.
• I love karaoke. Our team frequents it often, and you are welcome to join!
• A beautiful glass of Pinot Noir or Beaujolais is the way to my heart. I just finished a scholarship program at the San Francisco Wine School.
• My last meal would be chicken adobo over rice (saucy, not dry).
• I love sarcasm and a good pun. 
• My favorite color is purple. Can you tell?!? 🙂
• I’m a Capricorn. Enough said.