GLENDA GILL

Glenda Gill is the Executive Director of the Rainbow/PUSH Los Angeles, and formerly the Director of the Rainbow/PUSH Detroit Bureau. Ms. Gill’s current responsibility has been the day-to-day bureau operations, management, and leading the effort to promote diversity of minorities and women among the global automotive community.

The bureau has focused on building strategic partnerships within the industry in an effort to promote, increase, and sustain diversity participation at every level. The work has provided invaluable to the transformation of the automotive manufacturing industry – leading to increased minority participation from the boardroom to the assembly line.

In her new capacity, Ms. Gill added to her plate the entertainment industry. The effort will be to forge new relationships in the entertainment industry and have goals that are similar to automotive. Advocacy, education, building strong relationships, strategic partnerships and expanding minority opportunities behind the scenes as well as in front of the screen will be the chief focus in entertainment.

Glenda Gill has vast experience in several areas of work including public affairs, public relations, community relations, public involvement, marketing, public events and management of special projects. She also served as a partner in a firm as a public involvement and public awareness consultant for the Detroit Water and Sewage Department Projects – CSO Basin and Water Works Park.
She began her work career at Xerox Corporation and spent over fourteen years in retail management, with Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor and others.

Ms. Gill left the retail industry to become immersed in national politics by joining Rev. Jesse L. Jackson’s 1988 Presidential campaign as assistant director of fundraising. After the campaign, Ms. Gill worked in various capacities for other presidential and senatorial candidates national and a stint as a union organizer for AFL-CIO. These positions fueled her ascent to fund development director of the Southern Regional Council in Atlanta.

In 1993, Ms. Gill returned to Detroit to work as a coordinating producer for a national cable and public television program. Additionally she began to hone her talents as a special event publicist, manager and promotion consultant working with National television, radio and literary talent.

Ms. Gill sees herself as a change agent along with having a drive and passion to the commitment of economic empowerment for people of color. Currently living in Los Angeles, Ms. Gill has one son, Brandon a graduate of Stanford University.