Let us send hope and light to our nation.

Celina Gerbic

Celina Gerbic is resident of DC and the founder of IllumiNATION DC. She has been involved in building and collaborating on community outreach, fundraising, and event planning in the DC community. She serves on the DC Public Schools LGBTQ Steering Committee and helped found the GSA “Leading With Pride” Conference held annually in DC. She has served on the DC Citywide Bullying Prevention Task Force, and helped plan “It Takes A District: Tools & Tips to Prevent Bullying”. She served on the Panel Planning Committee with Ford’s Theater Lincoln Legacy Project, assembling a panel “To Achieve and Cherish a Just and Lasting Peace: Envisioning a World Beyond Hate” in 2013. Ms. Gerbic formerly served as a member of the DC Concerned Providers Coalition and received their Excellence Award for Leadership & Commitment to LGBT Youth in 2013. She is a founding member of the 17th Street Festival and has previously served as Arts & Entertainment chair for the festival. She received the Youth Advocate of the Year Award from the DC Center in 2017. She serves on Point Foundation’s Board of Directors and previously served as Co-Chair of the Trevor Project’s DC Ambassadors Committee.