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Gema Ornelas

Education Programs Manager and Community Engagement Specialist
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gornelas@arizona.edu
Photo of Gema Ornelas by Becka Ranta

Gema Ornelas is the K-12 Education Program Manager and Community Engagement Specialist at the University of Arizona Poetry Center, where she oversees the Poetry Center's K-12 programs, including Writing the Community and the Poetry Out Loud. 

She holds a BA in Art History with a minor in Ethnic Studies from Mills College. Her work centers on the intersection between arts and education.