Grace Bonilla, president and CEO of United Way of New York City and a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, has been appointed to Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team, a group of five women charged with shaping the incoming administration and guiding the city through a historic change in leadership.

Bonilla, a lifelong New Yorker who began her public service career under the Bloomberg administration, brings more than two decades of experience in social services and nonprofit leadership. She previously served as the city’s human resources administration administrator, overseeing programs that supported more than three million residents. She later led New York’s first Task Force on Racial Equity and Inclusion at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her appointment signals Mamdani’s inte

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