About

Gail A. Gonsalves (G.G. Cosmos) is a poet, writer, author, educator, and organizational professional with more than 20 years of experience in leadership, administration, higher education, project management, and organizational development. Gail currently serves as the Executive Assistant for the Office of Civil Rights supporting Title IX, equal opportunity, and diversity initiatives. A native of New Bedford, MA, Gail is a graduate of Eastern Nazarene College where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in management and Salve Regina University receiving her master’s degree in leadership dynamics and practice and her certificate in advanced graduate studies in expressive and creative arts.

At the heart of published author and poet, (G.G. Cosmos), is a belief in resilient faith, love, light, imagination, engagement, and endless possibilities. Gail continues to create and serve with the hope that words, stories, art, and voice can open doors to connection, healing, reflection, and new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.

The Space Between Us: Affairs of the Heart, a collection of poetry and art, was selected by a professor in the Department of English and Communications as a required teaching text for the Fall 2026 semester course offering of "Creative Writing: Fiction."

Honors

Featured Author, Frederick Douglass Unity House Open Mic Night
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, North Dartmouth) - UMD
Featured Author, African American Read In
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, North Dartmouth) - UMD, 2025
Featured Author, AHA! Night
Anomaly Poetry/Co-Creative Center, 2025
Outstanding Graduate Award, Phi Delta Lambda National Nazarene Honor Society
Eastern Nazarene College (United States, Quincy) - ENC, 2011

Organizational Affiliations

Office of Civil Rights, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Past Affiliations

Executive Office Coordinator, Office of the Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Adjunct Faculty, Salve Regina University (United States, Newport)

Director of Operations & Employee Relations, Ready to Learn Providence, Roger Williams University (United States, Bristol) - RWU

Special Project Coordinator, Medical Device Labeling, DePuy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson

Education

Leadership Dynamics & Practice
2012–2015, Master of Arts (MA, MA, AM, or AM), Salve Regina University (United States, Newport)
Expressive & Creative Arts
2015–2016, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, Salve Regina University (United States, Newport)
Management
2009–2011, Bachelor of Arts (BA, AB, BS, BSc, SB, ScB), Eastern Nazarene College (United States, Quincy) - ENC