Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez

Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Commissioner of the New York City Department for the Aging
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 15, 2019[1]
Appointed by	Bill de Blasio
Preceded by	Donna Corrado
63rd Secretary of State of New York
	In office; January 1, 2007 – September 1, 2010
Governor	Eliot Spitzer; David Paterson
Preceded by	Christopher Jacobs
Succeeded by	Ruth Noemí Colón
Personal details
Born	East Harlem, New York
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Hunter College (BA); New York University (MPA)

Lorraine A. Cortés-Vázquez is an American government official who served as the 65th Secretary of State of New York, appointed by Governor Eliot Spitzer and serving in the cabinets of both Spitzer and his successor, David Paterson.

Early life and education

Cortés-Vázquez was born in East Harlem, New York City. She earned her undergraduate degree from Hunter College, and a Master of Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. She has pursued further studies at Columbia University's School of Non-Profit Management, as well as at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1]

Career

A former Vice President for Government and Public Affairs with Cablevision, she was Chief of staff to former New York Assemblyman Roberto Ramirez. From 2001 to 2007, she served on the New York State Board of Regents. 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 also accepted the resignation of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton when she resigned after she accepted the position of United States Secretary of Statet.

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 selected to serve on the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.[4][5]

Personal life

Cortés-Vázquez is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent and is the second person of Puerto Rican ancestry to serve as Secretary of State in a state of the Union, preceded only by Pedro Cortés, of Pennsylvania.[6]

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References

"Mayor de Blasio Appoints Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez as Commissioner of the Department for the Aging" (Press release). New York City Office of the Mayor. April 9, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
ASPIRA Congratulates ASPIRAnte Lorraine Cortes on her new Appointment at AARP Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, ASPIRA.org; accessed August 2, 2017.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez to Head AARP's New Multicultural Strategy, aarp.org, July 29, 2010.
Meyer, David (2020-02-13). "De Blasio taps Department of Aging commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez for MTA board". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
"MTA Board Members". MTA. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés - Vázquez To Address The DANR 11th Annual National Conference in Providence Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine from The Dominican American National Roundtable, date September 22, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.

Political offices
Preceded by Donna Corrado	Commissioner of the New York City Department for the Aging 2019–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Christopher Jacobs	Secretary of State of New York 2007–2010	Succeeded by Ruth Noemí Colón

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[aging-press-1] "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez as Commissioner of the Department for the Aging" (Press release). New York City Office of the Mayor. April 9, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.

[2] ASPIRA Congratulates ASPIRAnte Lorraine Cortes on her new Appointment at AARP Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, ASPIRA.org; accessed August 2, 2017.

[3] Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez to Head AARP's New Multicultural Strategy, aarp.org, July 29, 2010.

[4] Meyer, David (2020-02-13). "De Blasio taps Department of Aging commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez for MTA board". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-08-01.

[5] "MTA Board Members". MTA. Retrieved 2020-08-01.

[6] New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés - Vázquez To Address The DANR 11th Annual National Conference in Providence Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine from The Dominican American National Roundtable, date September 22, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.