About Gina Robison, M.Ed.

Gina Robison (Billups) currently serves as the Registered Apprentice Program Supervisor for the Idaho Department of Labor. She and her team are working diligently to support Idaho employers in developing apprenticeship programs and building a pipeline for career seekers to pursue postsecondary credentials and skills,

Prior to this Gina completed her Master’s in Educational Leadership with a Certificate in Conflict Management. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership.

Previously, as the former executive director of  Women’s Money®, Gina created a unique, proprietary financial education, support and accomplishment system for women, girls and families. 

The program was piloted in Nevada in partnership with Nevada State Treasurer, Kate Marshall, with two conferences and a support system in June 2012. Since the launch, Gina directed ten conferences and hundreds of workshops, expanded into Spanish, created the #1 financial education conference in Nevada, acquried National Women's Money Week, and grew the organization in delivering over 30,000 hours of financial education to people nationwide.

Gina founded and served as past executive director of the National Association For Moms In Business representing the interests of more than 15 million entrepreneurial and executive mothers. Under her leadership the organization grew to ten locations nationwide, published Moms In Business Magazine, and produced several events including the Nevada Women’s Leadership Summit - the annual event celebrating the achievements of Nevada's Women and identifying high-growth opportunities in our state.   During her tenure, Gina created the first national Crowdfunded Business Grant which generated almost $25,000 for micro-business Moms In Business Grant finalists. She is a recognized leader in microbusiness and microfinance issues.  After the organization marked its 10th Anniversary in 2010, Gina's resigned from service to become the director of Women’s Money®.  

Recognitions

Her work with home based business owners and mom business owners has earned her the title of the Home Based Business Advocate for the state of Nevada in 2003 and 2007 from the Small Business Administration, and she was named as a national finalist for The Women's Congress 2008 Champion for Women Awards, and a finalist for the ATHENA Leadership Award from the Nevada Women’s Chamber of Commerce. Gina has been named one of Vegas Inc.’s Women to Watch for 2012 because of these conferences and the unique and results-driven programming of the Women’s Money® Council. 

Appointments

Gina is the first Nevada woman appointed as a member to the National Women's Business Council (NWBC.gov), a nonpartisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.  For the first time, moms in business and micro-business owners had a seat at the table to advise the President, Congress, and the SBA via Gina's service to the Council.  Gina has previously served as the Co-Chair of the National Healthcare Committee for Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP).  She currently serves as WIPP's Nevada Instant Impact Leader and is a member of the Advisory Council for the  Alliance for Nevada Non-Profits (ANN).

Books & Publications

Gina is the co-author of:

• The Accomplishment Journal for Working Moms

• The Accomplishment Journal for Women Entrepreneurs

• The Accomplishment Journal for Women in Sales

• Get More Clients! The Secrets and Strategies of Successful Marketing Through Giveaways

• The Complete No Money Marketing System: Breakthrough Business Tactics that Don't Break the Bank

• Marketing 2 Moms: How to Capture the Attention, Interest and Sales of America's #1 Consumer

• Why 5% Succeed: The 5 Principles of Predictable Profit

• The Women's Money® Guide to Budgeting, Spending & Saving Money.