Marisa Urrutia Gedney

KCET has named Downey resident Marisa Urrutia Gedney one of its "Iconic Women in Literary L.A." At 28, Gedney is operations director for 826LA, a non-profit "dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write." Just recently Gedney was also named to Forbe's "30 Under 30" list in education. ********** Published: March 28, 2013 - Volume 11 - Issue 50