Giselly works as an advisor at the Public Policy Lab, leading the project The People Say. She collaborates with governments, philanthropy, academia, and communities to co-design policies, services, and systems that improve the lives of underrepresented groups. She leads multidisciplinary teams, conducts qualitative research, and develops evidence-based strategies to inform public policy.
Education
- 2021 – 2023, MFA Transdisciplinary Design Candidate, The New School – Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.
- 2014, Graphic Design Bachelor Degree, Institution Universitaria de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia.
Licenses & Certifications
- 2021, Certified Practitioner of Human-Centered Design, LUMA Institute.
- 2020, UX Strategist, Nielsen Norman Group.
Teaching
- 2023 (Spring), Graduate Teaching Assistant, Speculative and Discursive Design, The New School – Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.
- 2022 (Fall), Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Navigating the Field, The New School – Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.
Writing
- 2025, What I Learned Listening to 140 Older Adults. Article.
- 2024, Mama Coca Chronicles: Navigating Ancestral Heritage and Future Narratives, Journal of Future Studies. Peer-reviewed article.
Talking
- 2025, Panelist and workshop facilitator of The People Say: Rethinking Public Services for an Aging Nation | Hands-on Session at the Oral History Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA.
- 2025, Interview by the The Better Care Playbook: Real Voices, Real Impact: “The People Say” Connects Older Adults’ Lived Experience to Policy Action.
- 2025, Panelist at the What if the coca plant could speak?, Meeting of Worlds: Interculturality and Shared Futures. Event with the Ministry of Culture of Colombia.
- 2024, Panelist at the Community-led consultation about the legal status of the coca leaf side event of the 67th session of the UN Convention for Narcotic Drugs (CDN).
Workshops
- 2025, The People Say: Using Oral Histories to Rethink Public Services and Inform Policy. Hands-on Session at the Annual Oral History Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 2023, Tomorrows: A workshop for collective imagining, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA.
Design Research, Public Policy & Strategic Communications
- 2024 – ongoing, Project Lead, Public Policy Lab, New York, USA.
- 2023, Design and Research Fellow, Public Policy Lab, New York, USA.
- 2022, Design and Research Fellow, The role of media on the narratives around Venezuelan migration, Zolberg Institute and International Rescue Committee, New York, USA.
- 2021, Design Strategist Fauna Flora Funga, Climate Litigation Accelerator – NYU School of Law, New York, USA.
- 2019 – 2021, Senior Design Consultant, Content Bloom, Halifax, Canada.
- 2017 – 2018, Design and strategy consultant, Cucuta: emergency exit and Environmental Participation, Dejusticia, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2012 – 2016 Design Lead, National Center of Historical Memory – Government of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
Curatorial, Research & Art
- 2024 – Curator of Coca-Palabra-Mundo at the UN Headquarters, New York, USA, and the Open Society Foundations.
- 2023 – ongoing, Designer, Researcher, and Curator, COCAWORLDS, New York, USA.
- 2023, Artist in residence at Canal Projects, Las Yerbas Apothecary, New York, USA.
- 2023, Research Assistant, Tatiana Arocha, New York, USA.
- 2023, Artist, Sí a la vida, no a la mina, We Are Sudamerican Printers exhibition, June to July 2023 in Columbus, Boston, and New York.
- 2023, Artist, Intergenerational Living, Tomorrows. Alternative Imaginaries of 2053, Challenging Matter, The New School – Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.
- 2017, Artist, Oro Vital Cajamarca, Art Museum of Bogotá – MAMBO, Bogota, Colombia.
Civic Involvement & Volunteer
- 2020, UX/UI Designer & Strategist, Activamente, Mutante, Bogota, Colombia.
- 2017, Graphic and Web Designer, Foundation Adopta No Compres, Bogota, Colombia.
Illustration
- 2023, Winning illustrated poster of the Expanded Geography of Antioquia Contest: Sí a la vida, no a la mina, Medellín, Colombia.
- 2022, Illustrated songbook exploring climate-induced migration and its relationship with walking, species movement, and xenophobia. Especie en viaje/Species in travel, New York, USA.
- 2017, Illustrator for the campaign Self-regulation of the sugary drinks industry is just a story, Dejusticia, Bogota, Colombia.
- 2017, Illustrator for the GEF/SINAP project aiming to protect 550,000 hectares in Colombia, World Wildlife Fund – WWF, Bogota, Colombia.
- 2017, Illustrator for interior decoration, Sakia Restaurant, Bogotá, Colombia.
User Experience, User Interface, and Graphic Design
- 2022, Research Assistant, Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School, New York, USA.
- 2021, Design Strategist, The power of storytelling for the Flatbush African Burial Ground – FABG, FABG and The Parsons School of Design, New York, USA.
- 2020 – 2021, Design System Lead, Vision – Design System, Siemens Digital Software, USA.
- 2018, User Interface Designer, Relatos Anfibios, Dejusticia, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2018, Visual Designer, East Coast Solar Inc, Halifax, Canada.
- 2018, User Experience and Interface Designer, Especimaderas, Bogota, Colombia.
- 2017, Design Lead, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Bogota, Colombia.
- 2017, User Experience and Interface Designer, Catatumbo, Memorias de vida y dignidad, National Center of Historical Memory, Bogota, Colombia.
- 2017, User Experience and Interface Designer, Altamira Supremo, Bogota, Colombia.
- 2016, Design Lead and co-founder, Salallena, Bogota, Colombia.
- 2016, User Experience and Interface Designer, Foundation for the Press Freedom – FLIP, Bogota, Colombia.
- 2011, Digital Graphic Designer, Arkix, Medellin, Colombia.
- 2009, 2010, Junior Graphic Designer, Grupo Mide, Medellin, Colombia.