A fifth generation Tejana, Gabriella Bermea,, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, has defined her purpose to be in service of her community and educational environments. Raised along the US/Mexico border, Gabriella inherited a legacy of advocacy for learning environments, deeply rooted in her Mexican-American heritage. Gabriella Is an Associate and Design Architect at VLK Architect - bringing a unique blend of her architecture, philanthropy, and advocacy backgrounds to play an essential part of the VLK | LAUNCH process, interviews, long range facility planning, and design to build exceptional educational and commercial facilities. Gabriella is a dedicated community advocate and public speaker - her topics focus on educational design, developing emerging leadership, advocating and developing K-12 partnerships, community building, and stakeholder engagement.