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needed testing centers in communities of color.
MARTA TELLADO
President Consu mer Reports The Ivy League-educated leader of Consumer Reports has been at the top post since 2014, bringing her penchant for innovation to the forefront of the consumer advocacy publication. Tellado, whose previous work experience includes the Aspen Institute, where she was executive director of the Domestic Policy Group, and the Partnership for Public Service, also worked for former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley.
ROGER JUAN MALDONADO Partner Smith, Gambrell & Ru ssell LLP
From imploring Congress to investigate U.S. Attorney General William Barr to meting out criminal justice reform with victims in mind, and even calling out U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer for controversial comments made against U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Roger Juan Maldonado has long been at the forefront of calls for justice. He is a former president of the 24,000-member New York City Bar Association.
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Executive Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships Masterc ard Miguel A. Gamiño Jr. serves as Mastercard’s executive vice president of enterprise partnerships and head of global cities. He powers the company’s reach through its City Possible initiative, which involves participation in the
Marta Tellado is president of Consumer Reports.
MTA’s new OMNY tap-to-ride system. The initiative seeks to integrate new technology with existing infrastructure around the globe and function as a thought leader at the intersection of technology and inclusivity.
appeared to undercut the hotel trade’s bottom line, and placing a moratorium on condominium conversions.
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JASON ORTIZ
On top of leading the nonprofit SOMOS Community Care, which provides health care to more than 700,000 Medicaid beneficiaries across the five boroughs, Mario J. Paredes has served as director of operations at the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, founded the Northeast Hispanic Catholic Center, and serves on various editorial boards, including El Diario La Prensa and Catholic New York. Paredes stayed busy during the COVID-19 crisis, establishing much-
Founder and CEO Blu e Su it Strategies Since he launched his own consulting firm in 2019, Jason Ortiz has notched several legislative victories for a client list that includes unions and advocacy groups. Previously the political director for the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, Ortiz oversaw a number of successes at the union, including curbing Airbnb’s business practices in New York City, which
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The exec u tive editor of El Diario has pou nded the dru m against Tru mp’s polic ies.
DIANNE MORALES
New York City Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales outlasted Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in the race for New York City mayor, and is now the only Latina woman running for Gracie Mansion. The former executive director and CEO of the Bronx nonprofit Phipps Neighborhoods has focused on understanding the needs of underserved New Yorkers. She’s also kept one foot in city government, serving on the Human Services Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Nonprofit Resiliency Committee.
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The executive editor of New York City’s oldest and largest Spanish-language daily newspaper has pounded the drum against President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration policies, easing the minds of the city’s immigrant population with practical information and reminding readers that journalists are not the enemy of the people. And when it comes to partnerships with daily newspapers trying to break through in the Latino community, Villavicencio’s door is always open.
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