Ondina Gonzalez - Director

Ondina E. González is a native of Cuba who emigrated to the United States with her family when she was not yet three years old. After a year, the family moved to Rome, Georgia, where Ondina’s parents found work at Berry College, remaining there until their retirements in the 1990s.

Ondina’s father, Jorge A. González, was an Old Testament scholar; her mother, Ondina S.González was active with the United Methodist Women at both the local and national levels. So,it should be no surprise that their home was filled with ideas of service and education, two passions that Ondina has tried to imbue in her own life.

After receiving her M.A. in colonial Latin American history, simultaneously awarded with her B.A. in history, Ondina went on to receive a graduate degree in international finance from the American Graduate School of International Management in Phoenix, Arizona. Eventually finding her way back to history, she earned a Ph.D. from Emory University in 2001.

Since then, Ondina has taught at a variety of schools including Agnes Scott College and Emory University. Most recently she has devoted her time as the director of the Justo and Catherine González Resource Center, helping to guide this program of the Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana.

• Email: ogonzalez@aeth.org