Mary Gonzales
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Mary Gonzales is the California Director for Gamaliel Foundation,  an international organizing institute building faith-based organizing in the United States, Canada and South Africa. 

Mary began organizing professionally in 1980.  Prior to that she was a highly recognized leader in a community organization in Chicago that won many significant campaigns for the immigrant residents of the community. 

Prior to assuming her role in California, she was the founding director of the Metropolitan Alliance of Congregations, a regional organization in the Chicago area that has successfully brought together a diversity of faith communities representing many races, income levels and cultures.   MAC has led powerful campaigns that are building the political will to end inequity in how public and private resources are distributed in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Mary is a National Staff member of the Gamaliel Foundation and one of its primary trainers.  She trains at all the Gamaliel Foundation training events and often travels to Gamaliel affiliated organizations to train.  She is Mexican-American, a Chicago native, a resident of the Pilsen community in Chicago and mother of four daughters.

Contact:   

The Gamaliel Foundation
203 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 357-2639
Gamalielus@sbcglobal.net
CAleadorg@aol.com

The Oakland Coalition of Congregations
2501 Harrison Street
Oakland, California 94612

Justice Overcoming Boundaries (JOB) in San Diego
276 F. Street
Chula Vista, California 91910