Gianella is a South Bay native born and raised in Sunnyvale, CA. She is a proponent of socioeconomic equality and affordable housing development and earned her B.S. in Political Science and Communication from Santa Clara University. She began her nonprofit career as a Communication Intern for The Harvest Fund, managing their blog and writing stories on successfully utilizing agriculture to support female farmers in Zambia. Before joining SVCN, Gianella worked as a Marketing and Research Assistant for the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship upholding values of global citizenship and economic empowerment. She also had the opportunity to intern for Senator Dianne Feinstein's staff in San Francisco researching legislation on affordable housing and immigration. In her free time, Gianella enjoys attending concerts of her favorite artists, spending quality time with family and friends, and exercising at her local CrossFit gym.