Gabriella is the Managing Director of Europa Media. In 2000, she started developing EU projects during her studies. She coordinated her first project (FP6) between 2005 and 2007. Over the past 17 years, Gabriella has managed and coordinated EU-funded projects under a broad range of EU programmes. Her direct involvement in developing and implementing projects under these programmes, has given her an extensive knowledge of the EU funding system. Gabriella's deep understanding of EU projects has allowed her to share practical information and how-to advice on EU funds and projects in a variety of publications, articles, and online platforms . In addition to developing and managing EU-funded projects, she has been an evaluator of proposals under COSME and H2020 programmes; and an appraisal and monitoring agent for the European Economic Area and Norwegian Financial Mechanism Grants. She holds a Master of Science degree in Economics, specializing in management consulting and European business. Gabriella's main areas of focus are on SME development and ICT-supported learning, game-based learning.