Dr. Guillermina Gonzalez
Degree: 2009, MALS
Job Title: Executive Director, Delaware Arts Council
“My current connection to the arts in the state is closely related to the University of Delaware. UD was the first intellectual home I had when I moved to Delaware. One of my first classes at the MALS program was “Art in the Twentieth Century”… where we explored the renewed impact of the Mexican Muralism Movement. By opening this world to me the MALS program nurtured my ongoing involvement with the arts and culture in the state.”
Guillermina Gonzalez is a multicultural professional with experience in the United States, Mexico, and Europe in her successful career as an executive in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors. She began her career working for multinational organizations in marketing and sales and has since brought her corporate expertise to the nonprofit sector. Currently, she is the Executive Director of the Delaware Arts Alliance, the highly active arts advocacy group in the state. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the advocacy organization Voices Without Borders.
Dr. Gonzalez is actively involved in the community and serves as the Chair of the Americans for the Arts’ State Arts Action Network and Delaware’s NPR radio WDDE Community Advisory Board. She has served on the Delaware State Arts Council, as well as on boards of Delaware College of Art and Design, Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, Latin American Community Center, and the AARP Executive Council. The University of Delaware’s College of Arts and Sciences distinguished Dr. Gonzalez with the Alumni Achievement Award in May 2014.
Dr. Gonzalez has an MBA from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, where she taught marketing and business administration. She holds a Certificate in Leadership and Public Management and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from the University of Delaware. She obtained her doctorate in Business Administration at Wilmington University in January 2014.