Public Policy Institute of California
Ava Gambero currently serves as a Senior Development Associate at the Public Policy Institute of California since December 2021, following a tenure as a Development Associate at the same organization. Prior experience includes a role as a Social Media Consultant for St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County from January 2020 to September 2023 and as a Development Associate at BANANAS, Inc. from October 2019 to November 2021. Ava contributed as a Guest Contributor to The Borgen Project from March 2019 to October 2021 and worked as a Community Outreach Coordinator at St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County from August 2018 to October 2019. Additionally, Ava was involved with AmeriCorps VISTA from August 2017 to August 2018 and co-founded a chapter of Spoon University while serving as Marketing Director from January 2016 to May 2017. Ava holds a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Saint Mary's College of California, obtained in 2017.
Public Policy Institute of California
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. We are dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research. Since 1994, PPIC has helped California’s leaders to better understand policy issues by providing them with research that is free of partisanship or ideological biases. Today, we are a highly respected resource on a range of critical issues—encouraging productive dialogue and inspiring the search for sustainable solutions in Sacramento and across the state. Learn more at http://www.ppic.org