PBCHRC Welcomes New Board Member Gemma Torcivia

 

The Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council is pleased to announce the election of  Gemma Torcivia to our board.

Gemma Torcivia is a Palm Beach County native and a graduate of the Communications Department at the A.W. Dreyfoos, Jr., School of the Arts in West Palm Beach.  Gemma attended the University of Florida where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Women's Studies. She also holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Juris Doctor (JD) from Florida International University.    After college, Gemma served in Teach For America, teaching special education at a Title I high school in inner-city Miami. There she served as the sponsor of the school's Gay-Straight Alliance. She also provided operational support for charter and private schools. Gemma then led the City of Homestead's economic development program, developed public-private partnerships, and provided direct support to startup companies and small businesses. She went on to serve as the Executive Director of the Homestead Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) where she managed a $2.5 million budget and helped lead a transformative downtown redevelopment. While working in government, Gemma was involved in the development of over $200 million of construction projects and in a $65 million public private partnership for a transit oriented development.

Moving back to Palm Beach County in 2018, Gemma worked for the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County and as an associate attorney with Roberts, Reynolds, Bedard and Tuzzio in West Palm Beach. She is currently the Managing Partner of TG Law, a West Palm Beach based law firm that focuses on personal injury, business and commercial litigation, land use, and administrative law.  Gemma is devoted to public service and has served for many years as a volunteer Guardian ad Litem, advocating for youth in the foster care system. She is active in the Florida Bar’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy Committee. In 2021, she was named as a Fellow in the Florida Bar Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Leadership Academy. Gemma is the 2021/2022 Chair of the Solo and Small Firm Committee for the Palm Beach County Bar, a Treasurer for the Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court, and a Co-Chair for Constitution Day with the Palm Beach County chapter of Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL). She is committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, and she has worked on a number of initiatives with the organizations that she is involved with to ensure that the legal profession reflects the community it serves. As a native Floridian, Gemma Torcivia is dedicated to ensuring her home state provides equal protections, rights and benefits for the LGBTQ community, women, and minorities.