Gina began her career in 1986 by enlisting in the U.S. Army as a Counterintelligence Special Agent.  After completing Basic Training as a Private First Class at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, she served almost three years in Belgium.  In 1989, she was assigned to a specialized team in Germany that investigated the highest profile espionage cases in the European Theater during the end of the Cold War and into the first Gulf War.   

In 1996, Gina became a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  She had numerous assignments over 22 years to include investigating Asian Organized Crime on a task force in the Little Saigon District of Orange County, California and supervising counterterrorism investigations in Southeast Asia. Gina retired as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Cyber and Computer Forensics Programs in Los Angeles.  For 11 years, she led investigations relating to national security and criminal computer intrusions.  Gina retired from the FBI in 2018.

Gina is a dynamic keynote speaker and leadership expert specializing in navigating Chaos, Crisis and Change.  Having responded to catastrophic terrorist attacks and cyber hacks as an FBI Executive and chasing Cold War spies in the Army, Gina knows that Crises can be managed, Chaos can be controlled, and Change is inevitable.   She provides tools and techniques to eliminate self-imposed obstacles and have the courage to lead authentically through a crisis and create clarity and confidence to become UNSTOPPABLE. 

Gina is all about empowerment.  She hosts Lead Like a Lady – A Real Life Podcast featuring remarkable women who have risen to the top in male dominated fields.  She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of Orange County.