Ms. Ginés earned a B.A. from California State University and a M.A. from Georgia State University (WMSI), focusing on the cultural and system barriers faced by Latinas with breast cancer. Venus presented at a Congressional Panel for the recognition of the term "Latino" as a proper category term for the new population from Latin America. Now, all federal programs must include both terms. Nationally, she serves on the Steering Committee for the NCI-funded Redes en Accion, the nationally recognized Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) and charter member of the Susan G. Komen National Hispanic/Latina Advisory Council and NCIs Directors Consumer Liaison Group. Venus represented the state of Georgia at the Presidents Cancer Panel and served on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Cancer Coalition. Venus received the Compañeros Award at the Latino Summit in ATL; the Vision of Hope Award in the Breast Cancer Conference in San Antonio, as well as the National Latina Activist Award in Chicago. Venus was appointed to the Blue Ribbon Panel of National Cancer Health Disparities Progress Review Group in Washington, DC and Chaired the Trans HHS Cultural Competence in Education & Training Roundtable. Georgias Governor Perdue appointed Venus to the Latino Commission and currently serves in the States Cancer Plan and the Health Strategies Council. Shes a Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2004 alumni, a Research Associate at Kennesaw State University & Adjunct Instructor at Morehouse School of Medicine. Venus served on the Board of Visitors for Grady Hospital, WellStar Health System and Emory Healthcare and a board member of the YMCA Meto Atlanta. She co-founded the Intercultural Center for Health & Wellness in 2004,(1st Latino Health Resource Center in Atlanta) and concluded the Community Voices Video on women from 12 Latin American countries speaking on disparities.
