CV

A record of building the places where we belong.

2026 - 2025

iNDGO
Founder + Creative Director

Graffiti Gardens - The Urban Collaborative Project| Contract Project Coordinator

Mundo Gardens | Contract
Communications Coordinator

San Diego Creative Youth Development Network
Program Coordinator

RISE Urban Leadership Fellow Program
Cohort 11 Fellow

The Urban Collaborative Project x Lincoln High
Artivism Artist

Environmental Justice Partnership Program
Cohort Recipient

SDArtsMatter
Create CA Arts Now Education Advocate

2023

San Diego Creative Youth Development Network
Administrative Assistant

Agency 515 - Arts Amplifying Youth
Teaching Artist/Programs Coordinator

Agency 515 - Lincoln High
Teaching Artist

Monarch School
After School Instructor

Bay Area Playwrights Foundation
National Committee Reader (Script Reader)

2021 - 2016

East Village Mural, 16th & K st.
Supporting Artist

Grossmont College Mural Commission | Music Dept.
Lead Artist

Mural Commission | Covered California
Supporting Artist

Agency 515 - Arts Amplifying Youth
Youth Teaching Artist

Additional Training

  • Restorative Through An Indigenous Lens Training - 2026

  • Tlahtolli Restorative Rites of Passage Curriculum Training w/ Izcalli - Macedonio Arteaga - 2024

  • Trauma-Informed Yoga for Youth -2019/2020

  • Motivational Interviewing I & II - SDSU RIHS 2021

  • DBT and Theraplay - SD Center for Children 2021/2022

  • Youth Substance Use - SDSU RIHS 2021

  • Depression in Children - SDSU RIHS 2021

  • Sexual Health Conversations - Doug Braun-Harvey, MFT, CGP and Al Killeen-Harvey, LCSW

  • Restorative Justice Training - Amplify RJ 2018

  • Mid-City Community Advocacy Network - 2017/2018

2024

San Diego Creative Youth Development Network
Administrative Assistant

heARTSpace LLC
Co-founder - Marketing/Communications/Operations

Ranchito Aurora Artist Residency - Tecate, Mx
Artist in Residency

Far South Border North | Destination Joy - Way Outside the Lines
Stage Management/Operations

Far South Border North | Cuéntame
Audio Transcriber

Monarch School
After School Instructor

The San Diego LGBTQ Community Center
Project TRANS Committee Member

Arts Education Connection San Diego
Board Member


2022

The Cheech Riverside Art Museum Residency Recipient w/ Agency 515
Stage Management

San Diego Center For Children
Peer Support Specialist

Agency 515 - Arts Amplifying Youth
Teaching Artist

Rising Arts Leaders of San Diego
Steering Committee Member

Cafeina Cafe
Event Coordinator

Community Yoga & Mindfulness
Co-Founder - Director of DEI

Cafeina Cafe
Curator & Creative Strategist

Center for Youth Advancement La Maestra Foundation
Teaching Artist & Tutor

Award(s)

D9 Council Member Georgette Gomez Special Commendation | 2017

Seen & Said

  • "Giselle's influence goes beyond standard business advice; she teaches you how to lead with authenticity. Working with her has taught me that running a business and building community go hand-in-hand."

    — Cafeina Cafe

  • "Giselle is a tremendous asset. She has the communication skills, the technical talent, and the genuine energy needed to make big things happen. I’m very satisfied with her work and glad to have her on the team."

    — Graffiti Gardens

  • Every detail was thoughtfully executed. We're thrilled with the outcome, and have already recommended them to others.

    — Former Customer