b'ACCESSORY DESIGNER &FASHION WEEK DIRECTORGWEN BATESRED-CARPET ACCESSORY BRAND THATHAS BEEN WORN AT THE EMMYS,PUBLISHED IN OVER 40+ PUBLICATIONSAND A BRAND SLECTION FOR TOP MODEL Gwen Bates is the Director of Fashion Week SanDiego. She is an entrepreneur at heart and is nostranger to the fashion world. After completingan MBA with Bridgepoint Education, Gwenaligned herself with Forbes School of Businessas an alumnae and affiliate of The UniversityClub. Since then, Gwen founded GFASH in 2015,a red-carpet accessory brand that has beenworn at the Emmys, published in over 40+publications to include French Runway, ITVogue, 10+ global runways and was a brandselection for Top Model. Gwen is currently inthe process of being certified as a WomensBusiness Enterprise and is a member of the SDBlack Chamber of Commerce. Gwen has strategically used GFASH LLC as agateway to implementing outreach programs inthe community centered around social servicesinvolving self-esteem and confidence-buildingmissions. A few of these initiatives are FamilyFirst Scholarships, S.I.C., a youth suicideintervention for SD youth, an annual feed thehomeless project and STUDIO 830, which givesthe real woman a glamorous experience. Inaddition, she is an avid volunteer in and aroundthe world with organizations such as the USNavy as an ombudsman, Cakes for Kids and Leadat the European Red Cross.'