As the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the borough, Lee managed[3] the distribution of tons of pounds of food and support for small businesses,[4] a dozen virtual job fairs[5] for out-of-work New Yorkers, 2020 presidential election amidst the pandemic, funding for hospital services including doubling the number of SANE nurses across Queens hospitals,[6] championed racial justice[7] in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, and helped boost Queens County's count in the 2020 United States Census.
[8] Some of her signature public investments included a $1 million allocation to fully fund the FDNY's Decontamination Specialization Unit[9] in Corona, Queens to purchase and install new equipment necessary for cleaning firefighters' equipment, and a $5.4 million allocation to fully fund cutting-edge cancer treatment technology at the oncology unit of Elmhurst Hospital, one of Queens' two public hospitals.
Previously, Lee served as Senior Advisor and Press Secretary to former New York City Comptroller John Liu from September 2009-December 2013.
[22] She was also an integral member of the team that identified and exposed the fraud and mismanagement of the infamous CityTime case in 2010, which ultimately led to the recoupment of an historic $500 million for the City of New York.
[23][24] She served as Policy Director and Press Secretary to former New York City Councilmember and Transportation Committee Chair John Liu from 2006-2009.