[1] A former vice president for Government and Public Affairs with Cablevision, she was chief of staff to former New York Assemblyman Roberto Ramirez.
Since April 2019, she has been serving as Commissioner for the Department for the Aging under New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
[1] As Secretary of State, she was formally responsible with accepting Spitzer's resignation from the governorship on March 17, 2008, due to a sex scandal.
She serves as Executive Vice President for Multicultural Markets and Engagement for the AARP, resuming employment in the non-profit sector which included previous stints as executive director of Aspira of New York during the 1990s and president of the Hispanic Federation.
[2][3] In 2020, she was appointed by Mayor Bill De Blasio and confirmed by the New York State Senate to serve on the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.