Gema Ortiz

Gema Ortiz has extensive experience in localization and education, serving as a Localization Project Manager at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since August 2004 and managing web publishing in the Publication Services Department at the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop since 2005. Ortiz is also an active volunteer as Event Manager for the Women in Localization Utah Chapter since May 2022. In academia, Ortiz has held positions as Adjunct Faculty at Utah Valley University and Wright State University, as well as Graduate Student Teacher at The Ohio State University, focusing on Spanish language courses and program direction for study abroad experiences. Educational qualifications include multiple master's degrees in Spanish and Iberian Studies from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Humanities in Spanish Language and Literature from Utah State University, complemented by a Localization Project Management Certification from The Localization Institute in 2018.