Organizations that Built Me

Harlem Educational Activities Fund

Harlem River Working Group

María
Sola

Manhattan Young Democrats

María Sola Green Space

Metropolitan Hospital CAB

Red de Pueblos Transnacionales

Randall's Island Park Alliance

South Bronx Preparatory

South Bronx Unite

Union Settlement

41st Precinct Community Council

40th Precinct Community Council

Bronx Community Board 1

Bartow-Pell Mansion

Bronx Solid Waste Advisory Board

Bronx H.Y.P.E. Center FEC

Friends of St. Mary's Park

Bronx Young Democrats

La Finca Del Sur Community Garden

Healthy Livable Mott Haven

What We’ve Already Accomplished


Organizing for Local Improvements

Successfully fought for Citibike coverage in The Bronx and presented the 1,000th docking station at Word of Life Church.

  • 2020

Raising awareness of the issues mom & pop restaurants are facing through City Hall rallies, happy hours, and food promotions.

  • 2025

Coordinated clean-ups for sewage overflows, missing trash cans, illegal dumping, and eroding curbs along Lincoln Avenue.

  • 2021


Making Government Work for You

Reversed 2 wrongful deportation orders through close communication with attorneys and immigration officials.

  • 2021

Secured over $2 million in federal funding for Bronx-based businesses at the forefront of medical research.

  • 2022

Repealed unnecessary requirements for outdoor cafe permits and home improvement licenses months before COVID.

  • 2019


Creating Value in Creative Ways

Represented minority-owned businesses from the United States at the world's first Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg

  • 2018

Provided input on the community benefits agreement approved for Amazon's New York City location.

  • 2019

Visited 5 economic hubs around China in solidarity with Asian entrepreneurs and Gen Z students dealing with a trade war.

  • 2025


Building Bridges Across Borders

Investigated the kidnappings of Garifuna indigenous rights activists during a delegation to Honduras, where my family is from.

  • 2021

Walked along the Northern Gaza border to assess public safety through an interfaith trek 100 days after October 7th.

  • 2024

Prayed in Auschwitz as part of an interfaith remembrance ceremony that explored historical trauma across Europe.

  • 2025