Who is Marcela Davison Aviles?
Marcela Davison Aviles is Founder and Executive Producer of The Chapultepec Group. With degrees from Harvard
(H-1980) and Stanford Law (J.D. 1984) our Chief Jefa and Storyteller is a product of the American dream. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Marcela was born in the Mexican-American border town of Nogales. She received a bachelor's degree, cum laude, in Fine Arts with a concentration in the history and philosophy of film. Ms. Avilés has a twenty-five year successful track record as CEO, Executive Director, and Executive Producer and consultant to the arts and entertainment sector. Her direct and recent experience includes acting as the lead cultural marketing and content consultant to the Walt Disney Company and Pixar Studios on their tent-pole Latino development, as well as presenting and producing visionary programming for diverse communities to drive consumer engagement and attendance. As a first generation Mexican-American and Latina community leader Marcela also brings direct knowledge and experience to creating audience and community engagement tactics and strategy to build brand association and value within diverse communities for both non-profit organizations and private companies. And although Marcela was not born in a trunk, she thinks she was, and has a vintage steamer trunk in her den to prove it. This capacity to dream has been utilized by high level creatives, community arts organizations, Fortune 100 companies and 99%’ers alike.
