Arabella

Growing up in New Jersey as a brown immigrant girl from the Philippines, Arabella remembers sitting alone at recess because she couldn't speak English. There, she vowed to learn English as best she could. Over a decade later, she went ahead and graduated from Rutgers University with a double major in political science and English. Arabella’s career path meandered from journalist to event producer to tech marketer. It was well into adulthood when she realized that she is and will always be a storyteller. Arabella loves the process of gathering, synthesizing, and sharing stories. A few years ago, she found the artist within her after taking filmmaking and oil painting classes at City College of San Francisco. It was a pivotal moment in her life where Arabella discovered how making art makes her a better businesswoman and a better person. She currently lives in San Francisco with her husband, Michael.