My passion is strengthening the lifetime efforts of leaders working for inclusive and sustainable social change. Expertise includes assisting individuals and organizations in developing coherency between the values and actions that realize social justice. Gutiérrez, the fourth daughter of Gustavo and Raquel Consuelo Gutierrez, was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona. She is a graduate of Arizona State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in 1988. In 1994, Gutiérrez moved to Washington D.C. where she attained a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University. Her master's thesis focused on the role of myths and traditions in Chicano culture. She graduated in August 2008 with a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, where her award winning dissertation explored the alignment between the values, beliefs, and practices of social justice workers. She has recently completed a chapter, “Indigenous Grandmas and the Social Justice Movement”, to be published in 2012 in Leadership Unbound: Native Narratives on Building Strong Communities. To learn more about her work regarding life-affirming leadership within social justice culture visit http://22ndcenturyleadership.blogspot.com where video interviews and other resources can be found or visit her http://www.onetreemanyseeds.com.