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Executive Board of Directors
Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat, in 1996, became the first Dominican-American elected
to a State House in the United States. He represents the 72nd Assembly
District in Upper Manhattan. He was recently appointed by New York
State Assembly Speaker Silver to Chair the New York State Task Force
on New Americans.
Espaillat has an outstanding record as a community activist and supporter
of issues that affect the disadvantaged, working people, families,
and that protect economic development and neighborhood revitalization.
He believes that an effective leader must have the compassion to feel
for our problems and the leadership to provide viable solutions.
He is a graduate of Queens College and has completed postgraduate
work in Public Administration at New York University.
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