Cori Pudelko is Lead Systems Analyst, Business Intelligence, Information Technology for the Starbucks Coffee Company. Cori also chairs Starbucks Access Alliance. Cori’s Starbucks career journey began in October of 1999 in support of their partners (employees) and customers around the world.
On July 27th 2012, Cori had a brainstem stroke and embarked on a mission to reinvent herself while living with a condition known as Wallenberg’s Syndrome (aka Lateral Medullary Syndrome).
In February 2015, she joined the Starbucks Access Alliance leadership team to share her experiences and to look for ways to support the Starbucks partner community through partner engagement and inclusion. This opportunity provides a unique platform to serve others, increase awareness of the broad spectrum of disabilities, and, most importantly, to constantly expand accessibility.