Lunch with the League Celebrates Women's History Month

About the Speaker:

Kathryn Garcia is the Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She previously served as director of state operations and infrastructure for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. In that role she oversaw the daily operations of over 70 state agencies and authorities, including the MTA and Port Authority, and was responsible for the state’s readiness and response to natural and human-caused emergencies and disasters. She has nearly two decades of government experience delivering services that New Yorkers rely on every day. Previously, she served as the commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation, leading its 9,700 uniformed and civilian employees through waste collection, snow, and expansion of environmental programs from e-waste to organics collection. In addition to her duties at the Department of Sanitation, she served as the city's lead czar, developing a plan to eliminate childhood elevated blood lead levels, and during winter 2019, she also stepped in as the interim chair of the New York City Housing Authority. During the pandemic, Garcia also served as the COVID-19 food czar, delivering over 1 million meals a day to hungry New Yorkers.

Before serving at the Department of Sanitation as commissioner, she served as chief operating officer at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, where she was responsible for the operation of the city's water supply, sewer system, and wastewater treatment plants. During Hurricane Sandy, she served as incident commander. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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