The newly formed District Attorney Chapter held their first meeting and election on July 9.
Members of the chapter voted and elected Meiling Viera-Delgado (Chapter Director), Giselle Inoa (Assistant Chapter Director), and Theresa Yuan (Recording Secretary) to the MEA Executive Board as representatives for the District Attorney Chapter.
Congratulations! Learn more about your chapter representatives below. Spread the word about membership to any of your colleagues who are not members, for we are stronger in numbers.
Meiling Viera-Delgado
MEA District Attorney, Chapter Director
Coordinator of Special Projects
Bronx District Attorney’s Office
City service: 9 years
Meiling Viera-Delgado is the Special Projects Coordinator at the Office of the Bronx District Attorney. As the Special Projects Coordinator, she tackles a variety of projects from briefings for the District Attorney to overseeing summer interns. Previously, she served as the Community Engagement Chief at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, where she oversaw the Deputy Chief, a Director, and eight Community Engagement Coordinators; internal volunteer opportunities; Gun Buy Backs; Another Chance; Saturday Night Lights; Community Resource Fairs; and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark’s Town Halls. She also liaised with Bronx constituents, civic organizations, community based organizations, businesses, clergy, and elected officials within the 14 Bronx precincts (local and PSAs) and 12 Community Boards of the borough. She began her work at the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office (BXDA) in 2016 as the Director of Community Affairs. Before arriving at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, Meiling worked as the Community Liaison to the Bronx for the Office of External Affairs at New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Her primary role was to assist the DOHMH to build and maintain good relationships with elected officials, community boards, civic associations, and residents. Her responsibilities included organizing speakers for community events/town halls, problem-solving, disseminating information on DOHMH initiatives, providing workshops, etc. Most importantly, Meiling was charged with participating in emergency preparedness and response related to any major health concerns, such as Ebola, Zika and Legionnaires, or other communicable diseases. With only a few short months on the job, Meiling demonstrated why the Bronx is not only the borough where she grew up but a place she cares deeply about, through her work responding to the Legionnaires outbreak in the South Bronx, where she received New York City’s Distinguished Service Award. Meiling was committed and performed her job duties with professionalism and a sense of calm during a time of high anxiety in the borough. No matter the time of day–weekday or weekend–Meiling worked diligently and wholeheartedly to keep elected officials, community members, and residents updated with the necessary health-related information. Today, Meiling continues to bring the same upbeat drive and dedication to her work at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, which not only helps strengthen relationships in the Bronx, but it also benefits all Bronx residents to have an advocate on their side, working to make sure they have all the available information they need. Meiling earned her Graduate Degree in Public Administration from the City College of New York, and an Undergraduate Degree in Social Sciences from the College of New Rochelle.
Giselle Inoa
MEA District Attorney, Assistance Chapter Director
Deputy Director of Youth and Education Programs
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
City Service: 8.5 years
Giselle is the Deputy Director of Youth and Education Programs in the Community Partnerships Unit at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Giselle began her tenure in NYC government in 2016 as an Education Coordinator at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and in 2019 was promoted to Supervisor of Youth and Education Programs. In these roles she collaborated with office leadership to develop creative and impactful youth outreach campaigns and programs. Most notably, she led the Gun Violence Prevention Fellowship, which continues the office’s legacy of innovation by elevating youth voices directly impacted by gun violence. Due to her contributions to this fellowship, she was asked to represent the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office at the Prosecutor’s Against Gun Violence 2020 summit.
Prior to joining the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Giselle consulted with several leading New York City organizations including Safe Horizons, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and the groundbreaking social policy think tank, Center for New York City Affairs, where she conducted extensive research and analysis on issues of urban development, economic empowerment, youth, and public education. While pursuing her master’s degree, she was given the opportunity to teach a graduate-level course on Participatory Community Facilitation. A lifelong community advocate, Giselle brought over eight years of professional experience empowering justice-involved youth and families through program development and evaluation, strategic city-wide neighborhood partnerships as well as organizing youth in their communities.
Giselle earned her Master of Science in Urban Policy Analysis and Public Management from the Milano School at The New School and holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice from St. Thomas University, Miami, FL. Giselle is passionate about working alongside fellow advocates and young adults to advocate for transformative policy solutions.
Theresa Yuan
MEA District Attorney, Recording Secretary
Assistant District Attorney
Queens District Attorney’s Office
City Service: 2.5 years
Theresa is an Assistant District Attorney in the Queens Special Prosecutions Division. She specializes in domestic violence felonies. She works closely with victims, their families, domestic violence officers, and social workers to secure peaceful homes for families. She previously worked in the Appeals Bureau, where she argued three cases before the Second Department, resulting in the appellate division upholding each conviction. Before she was an attorney, Theresa led Judge Richard Posner’s research team in Chicago, where she handled post-conviction appeals. In her free time, she writes science fiction and walks dogs.