Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellow Ana Rocio Castillo Romero is identifying issues to help the city of Paterson, NJ, and its Hispanic constituents.
Mayor Andre Sayegh knew he had a problem when it came to customer service at City Hall. The mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, saw the long lines when residents came to apply for permits for home projects.
Understanding that the city is on a tight budget, Sayegh applied to the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, hoping that Paterson would be selected for the program, which would mean that the city would get a fellow who is a graduate of Harvard’s master’s program for two years, funded by the initiative. As chance would have it, Ana Rocio Castillo Romero, a graduate from Harvard University with a master’s in public administration, was selected to join Paterson City Hall.
“Having a large Peruvian population here is really motivating and rewarding,” Castillo said. “It really makes me happy to see a lot of community building here. A lot of progress of people who left their country knowing they will face a lot of challenges here to try to look for a better future.”
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