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Kristen Gonzalez

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Senior Product Development Manager at Supertex International
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Kristen is a Senior Product Development Manager at Supertex International and an Adjunct Fashion Professor at Otis College of Art and Design. Her expertise spans from creative direction to production, informed by her education at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Pace Universitys Lubin School of Business.

She is the co-founder of Selva Negra, a ready-to-wear brand that celebrates her Mexican and Filipino heritage. The brand is committed to sustainability, ethical production, and fair wage practices, with all pieces manufactured in Los Angeles. She also co-founded In Todo, a craft fair for BIPOC creatives.

Unique fact: Kristen co-founded her fashion label, Selva Negra, in a Brooklyn apartment, bootstrapping the venture with just $500 and a collection of deadstock fabrics.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Senior Product Development Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Ethical & Sustainable Fashion
Her brand, Selva Negra, is built on a commitment to using ethically sourced materials, zero-waste packaging, upcycling fabrics, and ensuring transparent, fair-wage production.
Heritage in Design
As a Mexican and Filipino American designer, she uses her brand to express and celebrate her multifaceted cultural identity through unique silhouettes and vibrant collections.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Senior Product Development Manager
Supertex International
10-2021
Adjunct Professor of Fashion
Otis College of Art and Design
11-2015 - 6-2024
Creative Director
Selva Negra
5-2016 - 6-2017
Associate Apparel Designer
The Group LA, Inc.
6-2015 - 5-2016
Denim Production
CREATURES OF COMFORT INC
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Education
2013 - 2014
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS)
Fashion Institute of Technology
2010 - 2012
Bachelor
Pace University - Lubin School of Business
2008 - 2010
Arts
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
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