Gina Griffiths is the Assistant Director of Community Inclusion with the World Institute on Disability and the Director of Strategic Innovation and an independent consultant with Honoris Group. She is passionate about civic responsibility and strives to make positive change. She has spent 30 years working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has a commitment to quality services and supports, advocacy for change, and community equity, working to integrate tools and policies into systems to elevate opportunities for individuals with disabilities to be fully included in communities. Gina is also and advocate and activist for LGBTQIA+ human rights, with an emphasis on the rights of transgender people to live authentic lives.

Gina has a commitment to service and currently serves on the board and Advocacy Committee of Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health (NOAH); on the Board of the Arizona Autism Coalition; on the Policy Committee for GLSEN Arizona; on the Executive Committee for the Arizona Sexual Violence & Disability Network (ASVDN); and as the Chair of the ASVDN - Training and Prevention Work Group. She has previously served as an officer for the Arizona Association of Providers for People with Disabilities (AAPPD); on the AZ Employment First Core Team; and on the Governor’s Task Force on Long Term Care Visitation.

Gina is a current fellow with Leading For Change. She is a graduate of Scottsdale Leadership, Class 29. Gina was named Field Educator of the Year by the ASU School of Social Work in 2021. She was honored to receive the MLK Diversity Champion Award from Scottsdale Communities Celebrating Diversity in 2017 for her advocacy work with individuals with IDD.
Gina has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Northern Arizona University and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Arizona State University. She is the proud mom of three energetic and active children. She and her husband love to take the kids camping and traveling.