Gabriela Tanner is a Mexican who has been living in Lansing since 2004. She earned a Bachelor's degree in International Business and a Master’s in Business Administration from The State University of Coahuila in Mexico. Gabriela has experience as a teacher in the American Overseas School System in Mexico, and previously worked in the Migrant Services program at MSU. She is also working towards a doctorate degree in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education Program at MSU. Gabriela's interests include minority students, diversity, higher education and the education of Latinos (particularly ethnic Mexicans and Mexican-Americans) in the U.S.