NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — In this episode of “Tiempo,” we’ll talk to a trailblazing Latina and current commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Rossana Rosado.
Rosado is also the former New York Secretary of State and previously, the first woman editor-in-chief, CEO and publisher of “El Diario,” the country’s largest Spanish-language newspaper.
Her new memoir, “Bronx Attitude,” retraces her personal and professional journey, from her upbringing in a Puerto Rican family in the Bronx to her high-level career in New York media and public service.
We will also focus on education and discuss several school mentoring programs in the Uniondale Union Free School District on Long Island.
The school district has a very large Latino student body. To help Hispanic students there, the district has implemented programs like “Hermanos Unidos” and “The New York State Latina Mentoring Initiative.”
Their mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships to open doors for youth, foster leadership skills, and prepare students for college.
Also joining us in this episode is Monique Darrisaw-Akil, the Uniondale Union Free School District Superintendent, Pablo Ocampo, Assistant Principal at Uniondale High School and Estrella Olivares-Orellana, Uniondale School District Director of Multilingual Learners.
Tiempo with Joe Torres airs Sunday mornings at 11:30 on Channel 7, WABC-TV in New York City.
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