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President National O rganiz ation for Women New York City
Ydanis Rodriguez chairs the City Council transportation committee.
arrests of undocumented immigrants or calling out Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not acknowledging the 13-year nonprofit advocacy group, Javier Valdés will make sure you know his opinion. At Make the Road New York, Valdés works to ensure undocumented immigrants have a path carved out for them as they seek out the American dream.
conference since 2018, corralling lawmakers for policy brainstorming and schmoozing. Davila also hasn’t forgotten about her gentrifying district, calling out shady landlords in Brooklyn and addressing the issue of domestic violence.
Since 2005, Sonia Ossorio has been at the helm of NOW New York, amplifying the concerns of women across the state while boosting the fortunes of female politicians who went on to win public office. With a membership base of 20,000 behind her, Ossorio has led campaigns that blasted the NYPD for inadequately revamping the Special Victims Unit, and that took aim at the MTA for a controversial ad campaign that appeared to promote a sex work pop-up exhibit.
30 HAVIDÁN RODRÍGUEZ
President University at Albany
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Assembly Member Prioritizing issues that impact New York’s Latino community as a way of hammering out policy positions has been crucial for the Brooklyn Assembly member Maritza Davila, who has doubled as the chair of the everpopular Somos El Futuro
FERNANDO CABRERA
New York City Council Member New York City Council Member Fernando Cabrera is among the longest-serving council members in the Bronx and is part of a group of socially conservative Democrats in council chambers. During his decade in the council, Cabrera has risen to the post of majority whip, seeing more than 30 of his bills passed. The ordained pastor is jumping into what
With a record of expanding higher learning institutions, Havidán Rodríguez’s tenure as president of the University at Albany has included some lofty plans, including a new $180 million academic center that will be the home of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, and the Department of Atmospheric
and Environmental Sciences. Rodríguez was previously the founding provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
31 ANA OLIVEIRA
President and CEO New York Women’s Fou ndation Advancing women and taking on their challenges has been Ana Oliveira’s life’s work. As president of the New York Women’s Foundation, the native of Brazil leads a group that has seen its membership jump elevenfold since she began leading it in 2006. Her insight into helping the disadvantaged has earned her a spot on the New York City Commission on Human Rights as a commissioner, and seats on the Independent Commission to Study Criminal Justice Reform in New York City and the board of Philanthropy New York.
32 YDANIS RODRIGUEZ
New York City Council Member New York City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez might have been a long shot in his unsuccessful bid to win the 15th Congressional District Democratic primary, but he’s been making strides in the City Council, building his resume
Cabrera is ju mping into what shou ld be a hotly c ontested borou gh president rac e in the Bronx.
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should be a hotly contested borough president race in the Bronx.