Anna Santiago Cortés, Program Manager

Anna Santiago Cortés is a Program Manager at Tech:NYC. With a background spanning education, workforce readiness, and nonprofit program development, Anna specializes in building mission-driven initiatives that bridge communities, institutions, and industry leaders.

She was previously in charge of building programming at the community-based organization El Puente, where she designed innovative programs for inner-city youth that combined art and activism, bringing civic engagement consciousness to younger generations still finding their voice.

Anna also helped execute the People's Money initiative in collaboration with district representatives, bringing communities together to determine the development of their own neighborhoods. She has a proven track record of designing and scaling programs that merge civic engagement, leadership development, and innovative partnerships, consistently turning her creative ideas into impactful, measurable results.