Gloria is the Founding Director of the Office of Community Engagement at the University of Maryland College Park under the Division of Administration. She and her team create connections between the University and the surrounding neighborhoods through advocacy, planning, service, partnerships, and storytelling. She has spent more than 25 years working at the University. Aparicio-Blackwell earned an associate’s degree in safety and fire science from InstitutoTecnológico de Seguridad Industrial in Venezuela, and a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology with a concentration in safety and fire science from the University of Maryland
College Park. In addition, Blackwell earned a master’s in management from the University of
Maryland Global Campus.
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