Gia Vitali

Gia Vitali received her degree in Political Science and Women's Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 After graduation, she spent four years working on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC for Congressman Bruce Vento and his successor Congresswoman Betty McCollum. In 2004 Gia returned to Minnesota and led the Get Out the Vote effort in Saint Paul for Kerry/Edwards. That opportunity opened a political door to Gia. She went on to manage several campaigns, work for a United States Senator, serve as political director for a national organization focused on recruiting, training and helping to elect candidates to state and local office.

 In what she believed her final political endeavor, Gia served as deputy campaign manager for Minnesotans United for All Families—the historic campaign that successfully defeated the constitutional amendment to define marriage as solely between one man and one woman.

After over a decade working on political campaigns and for elected officials, Gia turned her focus to health care. In April of 2013, she joined the corporate communications team at Medica Health Plans where she supported the Medicare and Medicaid business segments. In November 2015, Gia felt the call back to public service and joined the Department of Human Services in the Community Supports Administration as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner.

Gia currently serves as Chief of Staff to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. She has served in this role since March 2018.