Giselly Mejía Zapata

Giselly Mejía Zapata is an experienced design strategist and researcher with a focus on collaborative and community-engaged projects. Currently serving as Project Lead at Public Policy Lab since June 2023, previous roles include Project Lead and Design Strategist at Tatiana Arocha - Artist, where responsibilities encompassed research documentation, data analysis, and community engagement project design. At Parsons School of Design, significant contributions were made as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, offering support in speculative design courses and managing classroom activities. Prior experience includes positions as Zolberg-IRC Research and Design Fellow at the International Rescue Committee, Senior Design Consultant at Content Bloom, and Design Strategist at Dejusticia, demonstrating a strong history of strategic design in diverse sectors, including advocacy and environmental awareness. Giselly holds an MFA in Transdisciplinary Design from Parsons School of Design and degrees in Graphic Design from Universitaria de Colombia and Instituto de Artes.