Gabrielle “Gabby” Gayagoy Gonzalez (she/her/hers) is a Filipina American writer and co-chair of ASJA’s Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Committee. She was named to Diversity Woman Media’s Power 100 List in recognition of her work increasing diverse representation in media and is a co-author of Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change, a book that inspired the Racial Justice at Work Summit, an award-winning virtual event she helped produce.
A former editor at Shape magazine and The Inclusion Solution, where she worked to amplify underrepresented voices, Gabby’s freelance reporting has appeared in Self, Seventeen, Weight Watchers and Women’s Health. As a recruiter and DEI specialist for Static Media, she increased the hiring of writers of color and wrote the company’s first guide to creating inclusive content. A speaker and moderator focused on issues related to inclusive communication and mitigating bias, Gabby has appeared at The Forum on Workplace Inclusion, the Racial Justice at Work Summit, New York University’s Summer Publishing Institute, and ASJA’s “Conference From Anywhere.”
Gabby earned an advanced diploma in managing workplace diversity and inclusion from New York University, a master of science in education from Hunter College, and a bachelor of arts in journalism from The Ohio State University. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, son, and two TV-loving cats. She remembers the Lenape.
