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When Julissa Gutierrez was appointed New York’s chief diversity officer last summer, she was tasked with registering more MWBEs and reaching the state’s ambitious 30% MWBE contract utilization goal – which New York nearly did, with the state announcing in December that 29.51% of its contracts had been awarded to firms owned by women or minorities in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. An expert on Latino issues and civic engagement, Gutierrez previously held key roles with the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund.
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Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner, Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity, New York City Small Business Services
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In this July 8, 2013 file photo, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer addresses the media at a news conference in New York (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
JTA New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, the only Jewish candidate among the major hopefuls for mayor, denied accusations that he sexually abused and harassed a woman two decades ago and said he would not be dropping out of the mayoral race.
Jean Kim, a lobbyist, is accusing Stringer of repeatedly groping and kissing her during his 2001 campaign for public advocate, when Kim said she worked as an unpaid intern.
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