Interim Senior Programme Manager, North America
Giselle Cordero is an Interim Senior Programme Manager with the North America team at the Centre for Public Impact.
She joined CPI in 2022.
Giselle has an MA in Policy Management from the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University, and a BA in Political Science and Government, with a minor in Business from CUNY Queens College.
Her commitment to youth empowerment began as a Fellowship Advisor for New York City’s Public School Alumni Network (P.S. Alumni), where she helped students navigate fellowship and scholarship applications. This passion for mentorship continues in her work with First Tech Fund.
Giselle was the Deputy Director for Communications and Intergovernmental Affairs at NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services and played a pivotal role in enhancing civic engagement within jails. She spearheaded initiatives like organising the first post-COVID-19 book drive at Rikers Island to revive library services and led a voter registration campaign for incarcerated individuals. As an Advocacy Associate at Girls Who Code, Giselle championed the passage of laws in Colorado and Washington State to mandate the collection and tracking of gender data in computer science classes.
Giselle’s passion for CPI’s mission to reimagine government is deeply rooted in both personal experiences and a professional journey across various sectors of public service. Growing up in underserved communities, she realised the stark gap between policy ideals and the lived realities of communities.
In her leisure time, Giselle enjoys spending time with her loved ones, including her husband and chosen family. She finds peace and happiness in exploring the beauty of nature. Exploring new places and experiencing different cultures brings her excitement and inspiration, and she loves trying new desserts.
Some of Giselle’s work includes:
- Surdna Foundation Report, April 2022
- “Building Trust Through Practice: A Shared Journey Toward an Inclusive Economy”, Co-authored
- “CHS 2020 Five Year Achievements”, NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services (CHS) 2020 Five Year Achievements Report
- New York State Assembly Distinguished Interns Reports, Spring 2016 (physical print, not digital)
- “A.72/S.3189: Victims of Domestic Violence in the Immigrant Community,” focusing on the legislative efforts to protect victims of domestic violence, particularly immigrants, from threats of deportation and coercion – authored and published
- Girls Who Code Advocacy Report, 2019
- “The State of Girls in K-12 Computer Science Classrooms: Making the Case for Gender-Specific Education Policies,” advocating for policies to increase access to computer science education and close the gender gap in tech, co-authored
- Girls Who Code on Medium