Ginaia Kelly

Position: 
Board Chair
Ginaia is an attorney and has served on numerous Nonprofit Boards including as President of the Santa Cruz County Bar Association, President and Founder of the Young Lawyers of Santa Cruz County, President of Pacific Elementary’s PTA, and Director of Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County. She also served on the Board of the Downtown Association of Santa Cruz, spearheading and implementing a large scale social program for the City, and earning her the “Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award..” Ginaia has worked in print and broadcast journalism (KSBW Chanel 8 News), and has experience in fundraising, marketing, and public speaking. Additionally, Ginaia has a strong love for the ocean, as she is an avid and competitive surfer of 20 years, including experience competing in the World Surfing Championships in Costa Rica. She also has worked as a professional high diver in ocean-based theme parks around the world, including San Diego's SeaWorld, Ohio's SeaWorld, Hong Kong’s Ocean Park, and Japan’s Adventure World. She performed dives from heights of up to 85' and at one-time earned the billing of “the only woman in the world currently performing a triple-flip-with-a-half-twist from 10 meter mini-trampoline!”