Family: Wife: Rebecca; 5 Children

Born: 02/08/1948 New Orleans, LA

Home: New York, New York

Education: BA, College of Santa Fe, 1969

Profession: Director, Economic Development Borough President of Queens, 1986-1992 Executive Director, Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities Incorporated Consultant, Massand Associates Teacher, New Mexico State Penitentiary, Eastern New Mexico University Director, North Shore Fair Housing Center

Political: Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 1992-present Won Special Election, New York State Assembly, January 1992 Member, Community Board #3.

Congressional Membership: Member, Assembly Majority Worker's Compensation Reform Task Force, present Member, Medicaid Working Group, present Member, New York State Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, present Chair, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Caucus, 1995-1997 Member, Black, Puerto Rican, and Hispanic Caucus, 1992-1997

Organization Membership: Member, Council of State Governments, present Member, New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Incorporated, present Member/Chairman, Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, 1992-present Member, Coadna East Elmhurst Community Corporation Member, Council of Black Elected Democrats Member, District Management Association for all Business Improvement Districts, Queens Queens Representative, Economic Development Corporation, City of New York Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Member, New York City Council Against Poverty Chairman, Small Business Development Center's Advisory Board, York College

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