Aidan'z Brush

Gia Civerolo is a poet and teacher with California Poets in School. She taught Cinema Labs at LMU University, co-taught the 2023-2024 CLI Poetry Publishing Class, and has worked as a substitute teacher throughout LA. She would go on to receive the Alumni of the Year Award from CLI as well, and she currently curates her own writing workshops and produces and edits literary anthology books. On the organizational side of things, Gia worked for many years as a director of Kids Kabaret, which brought dance and theater classes and showcases to students ranging from kindergarten to high school across six school districts and fifty schools. In addition to her work in the classroom, Gia has been an advocate for special needs families since her son was diagnosed with Autism in 2004. She helped create a parenting mentor program and has worked with the Regional Centers, the LA Autism Society, and independently to serve families throughout California. Gia also has extensive experience as a producer in the spheres of both entertainment and education. She’s been behind the scenes on sets for movies, documentaries, and educational programming, as well as on the floor of various film, book, and music festivals and non-profit galas—inlcuding the Israel Film Festival and The Leimert Park Village Book Fair. Gia’s self-published book of poetry She Confuses Lovers, Movies, Angels and Poems won a 2025 International Impact Award and was runner up in the 2025 New York City Book Festival. She is honored to be published in several anthologies as well as featured in the Bards of Southern California: Top 30 SoCal Poets. Her photos have been exhibited in museums, city halls, art galleries, magazines, and even on billboards. She can be seen performing throughout Los Angeles. She is most proud to be Riley and Holden’s Mother.