CityTalk: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, presented by DCAS

Join us for a dynamic conversation celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Reflecting the 2025 national theme, “Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future,” this year’s CityTalk — Voices of Progress: Honoring Roots, Building Careers — highlights rising Hispanic leaders in city government, professionals shaping the City’s future while honoring their roots. Panelists will share personal stories, career journeys, and insights on how heritage, community, and leadership come together in public service.

Whether you’re exploring a career in city government or seeking inspiration, this conversation will spark new possibilities. Don’t miss an inspiring dialogue that will celebrate heritage, honor progress, and ignite the leaders of tomorrow!

Distinguished panelists include:

• Maidel DeLaCruz - Assistant Vice President, Government & Community Affairs, NYC Health & Hospital
• Valerie León - Executive Director, Mitchell-Lama Portfolio, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
• Cynthia Medina - Deputy Director, Human Capital, Department of Consumer and Workers Protection
• Taina Perez – Director of Peer Advocacy, Administration for Children’s Services
• Andrew Sokolof Diaz – Queens Borough Community Coordinator, Department of Environmental Protection

The panel will be moderated by the First Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office of Contract Services, Yexenia Markland.

NOTE: This is a HYBRID event. Please use the order form to select whether you will attend virtually, or in-person.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to attend this event, please contact the DCAS Office of Citywide Recruitment at [email protected] by 9/29/2025.

Host or Publisher NYC Citywide Administrative Services/Office of Citywide Recruitment