AHPSI: Asociacion Hispana de Profesionales de la Salud, Inc NY.
Over 25th Years,
Press Release : AHPSI, Cena de gala 25th Anniversario – Reconcocimiento gran activista Dominicana Licda. Zenaida Mendez, Place : Astoria World Manor , 25-22 Astoria Blvd., New York, 11102, NY, Saturday, November, 15, 2014, Time: 6pm,. 1-888-277-1288, 917-403-9220. resti1@aol.com
«Conozco a la Sra Zenaida Mendez, por mas de 20 Años , desde que ocupo la posicion de comisionada para asusntos Latinos en la administracion del primer alcalde Afroamericano, de la ciudad de NY, Mr. David Dinkins, Desde Su trabajo organizando a la Mujer Latina, hasta la mas reciente ocupando la posicion de Director External affairs at Manhattan Neighbrhood Network cable , Siempre le hemos conocido una sola manera de actuar o trabajar y es ofreciendo asesoria y apoyo a todo Inmigrante el cual la necesite » Expreso el Dr.Restituyo, Presidente del ahpsi.
«Me siento Muy contento que la Sra.Zenaida Mendez, haya aceptado ser reconocida por nuestra asociacion en esta cena de gala su trabajo con los Inmigrantes , incluyendo nuestros profesionales de la salud nos ha merecido considerar a Zenaida como recipiente de esta Humilde distincion de nuestra asociacion» Expreso el Dr.Diogenes Fermin, Director ejectuvo del ahpsi, y miembro del comite organizador de nuestra cena de gala.
Social Justice Activist:
Zenaida Mendez, served as President of the National Organization for Women (NOW-NYS), New York state, from November 2012-November 2014, Ms. Mendez is the first Dominican and the first woman of color to hold the position of President of NOW-NYS.
Mendez also served for several years as Director of Racial Diversity Programs at the NOW National Office in Washington DC. Ms. Mendez, has over 20 years of experience working on issues affecting women, some of which include equal pay for equal work, reproductive justice, equal quality education, affordable childcare, affordable housing, economic, racial and environmental justice.
An avid voice for tolerance, during her tenure as director of Racial Diversity Programs at the National Organization for Women (NOW), she successfully spearheaded a diversity and inclusion training program, a woman of color and allies summit, and the campaign to end the femicide of the women of Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico among other initiatives. Prior to that she also served as the project director for the Second National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit. Méndez was a Women of Color Resource Center Delegate to the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa in 2001
Zenaida became active in social justice as an advocate for tenant rights in New York City’s Hell Kitchen neighborhood in the mid 1980s.Worked in many political campaigns as a political strategist and campaign consultant, she manages message development campaigns, earned media strategy building and get out the vote plans for city, state and national elected officials.
In 1991, Zenaida founded the Dominican Women’s Caucus in NYC; and is also one of the founders of the National Dominican Women’s Caucus. In addition, was a former member of the Board of Directors of the West Harlem Environmental Action, the Dominican American National Roundtable, the Committee for Hispanic Family and Children and the National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence among other national and local organizations.
She has spoken on issues of women’s rights, racial and environmental justice, electoral politics, parenting and immigration. Her national and international activism on behalf of issues affecting people of African descent has earned her recognition in the Latino and African American communities, as well as, many awards and commendations from local, national and international organizations.
Ms. Mendez earned a BA in Government and Public Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a Masters degree in Public Administration from the City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Affairs. Ms. Mendez also holds the esteemed position of Director of External affairs at Manhattan Neighborhood Network, the Public Access Cable Television facility in Manhattan.
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