Marilyn Abad-Cardinalli is the Executive Producer of the Gavilan College Educational Channel-GavTV 18 in Gilroy, California. 

She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts in Theatre Arts and related technologies from San Jose State University.  She also has an Video Art Certificate from UC Santa Cruz.

Marilyn has an extensive career in directing and producing theatre and television production for over 30 years.  She is a professor of theatre and television at Gavilan College in Gilroy, California.  During her thirty years at Gavilan College, she directed and produced over 100 plays and founded the Summer Theatre Arts Repertory "STAR" program which has been introducing young people to the performing arts for over 21 years. 

For the past four years she has been creating and producing programs for the Gavilan Educational Channel-GavTV Cable channel 18.  In addition to producing and directing, Marilyn has written plays and television scripts which have been produced by the college and El Teatro Campesino (ETC). 

She has also developed online classes in theatre appreciation, El Teatro Campesino- ETC and scriptwriting.  Marilyn has been a member of the board of directors for ETC in San Juan Bautista for over 15 years.