Same Book, New Chapter

Straight from headquarters, now it is official!!

Life has taken an amazingly wonderful turn, FINALLY!!! I am wrapping up just a few loose ends from prior ‘unfinished business,’ after that, it is no holds barred!!!

While there is a learning curve to my new position, I am overjoyed about being able to fulfill this role in service to education and to people who are differently abled and to making a difference.

For Immediate Release:


Villa-Grimsby to Serve as WI FACETS

Parent Information Specialist -

Zone 1

MILWAUKEE, WI USA, March 8, 2011: WI FACETS, a statewide provider of training and support for parents of children with disabilities and professionals who support them, is pleased to announce the hiring of Gina Villa-Grimsby as Parent Information Specialist serving WI FACETS' Statewide Zone 1 covering: Adams, Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juno, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marathon, Marquette, Milwaukee (not city), Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waushara and Wood counties.

Gina served as a long time volunteer parent leader for WI FACETS before assuming her position as Parent Information Zone Specialist at WI FACETS. She has B.A. degrees in Political Science and Spanish, with a minor in Women's Studies and also has her Masters degree in Divinity.

Gina lived in Spain for 15 years and is bilingual in Spanish at a native level. She worked as a Case Manager for a federal Child Abuse Prevention Respite Care program at La Causa, Milwaukee; for UW-Marinette as Program Director for a foreign exchange program run through USAID with George Washington University; and most recently for CESA 8 as a distance learning network Spanish Teacher.

Gina is the parent of a teenage son with autism who also has grant writing experience for the Autism Society of Southeastern WI (ASSEW). That grant was awarded by The Milwaukee Foundation.

"I greatly enjoy helping parents understand what can be, at times, a rather complex and confusing process of dealing with Special Education. I look forward to continuing to serve families with WI FACETS," Villa-Grimsby said, regarding her new role. She added, "As a parent of a young adult with Autism and having a disability myself, I am well aware of the difficulties that both parents of children with disabilities as well as people with disabilities in general face on a daily basis. My mission is to empower parents by giving them options, tools and helpful techniques to assist their children succeed regardless of what type of disability the child may have. I've always been one to focus more on the positive side and see their abilities."

Gina can be reached at Gina@wifacets.org or by calling 877-554-7309.
WI FACETS, Inc. is a non-profit agency founded in 1995. WI FACETS provides statewide training, information and support to children and adults with disabilities, their families and others who support them.
For additional information, please visit: www.wifacets.org or call 1-877-374-0511.

BLESSINGS BEYOND BORDERS©,


Gina