Gina is a small business advisor providing classes and individual coaching to aspiring and current entrepreneurs in Western Maine. She is from an entrepreneurial family and has owned several small businesses. Gina also worked as a marketing professional and photographer in the real estate industry for over a decade. She was director of education for both the Victoria Mansion in Portland and the Zillman Art Museum in Bangor from 2005-2011. Gina earned a master of arts in American and New England studies from University of Southern Maine and a bachelor of arts in human ecology from College of the Atlantic. She lives in Portland and spends time exploring nature—especially near the ocean, volunteering as a bereavement counselor, traveling, painting, cooking, and taking pictures.