Rossana Rosado was born on August 20,1961 and is the 13th Commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul in November 2021.
11 Facts About Rossana Rosado
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Rossana Rosado is an American newspaper editor, publisher and producer who served as the Secretary of State of New York.
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Rossana Rosado was unanimously confirmed by the New York State Senate on June 15,2016.
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Rossana Rosado began her career at El Diario La Prensa starting as a journalist in the early 1980s.
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Rossana Rosado then was publisher and CEO of the newspaper company in 1999.
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Rossana Rosado was the first woman to serve as an editor and publisher of the second largest Spanish-language newspaper in the country, El Diario La Prensa.
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In 1992, Rossana Rosado was appointed vice president for public affairs at the Health and Hospitals Corporation for the City of New York by Mayors David Dinkins and Rudy Giuliani.
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Rossana Rosado has served on the board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 2012 and 2015, and is member of the college's foundation board of trustees since 2012.
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Rossana Rosado has won an Emmy for producing public service announcements that highlighted organizations that helped children in need.
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Rossana Rosado won the STAR award from the NY Women's Agenda, the Peabody Award for Journalism, and the NY Press Club President's award.
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Rossana Rosado is married and has two children and she currently lives in White Plains, New York.