Paula Gil-Ordoñez Gomez

Paula Gil-Ordoñez Gomez currently serves as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality at the ACLU, a position held since July 2024. Prior to this role, Paula was the Social Media & Membership Manager at Brooklyn Poets from September 2021 to September 2024, and also held an Associate Strategist position at A—B, focusing on identity-powered design to advance racial justice and equity. Other significant experiences include serving as Program Assistant for the International Dissertation Research Fellowship at the Social Science Research Council, and various academic roles at Tufts University, including Course Assistant for a sociology course on race and the criminal justice system, as well as Poetry & Prose Editor at Tufts Observer. Paula’s leadership experience includes serving as President of ASAP: Action for Sexual Assault Prevention and a fellowship with Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, centered on genocide education. Paula holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tufts University.