Ms. Rossi received her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico and her Master’s degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics. Giovanna began her career working on campaign finance issues and moved on to raise money for democratic women to run for office in New Mexico. Giovanna was the Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice New Mexico for over five years, in which time the state moved from a B- to a B+ grade for reproductive health. She was appointed by New Mexico’s Governor Richardson to his transition teams for both the Department of Health and the Human Services Department in 2003, and served as Vice-Chair of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women from 2005 to 2006. Giovanna was a columnist for the alternative newspaper, the Weekly Alibi, in 2005 and currently volunteers for Women’s Focus on KUNM 89.9fm. Giovanna was appointed to the Center for American Progress Women’s Health Leadership Network in 2005 and is currently the Co-Chair of the board of Emerge New Mexico, an organization dedicated to training women to run for office. In July 2006, Giovanna was appointed by Governor Richardson to be the first ever Women’s Health Policy Advisor, charged with establishing the Governor’s Women’s Health Advisory Council and developing and promoting women’s health policy for the state of New Mexico.