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Maria Torres-Springer is a nationally recognized public servant and urban policy leader with over 25 years of experience across the government, philanthropic, private, and nonprofit sectors. As New York City’s First Deputy Mayor, she championed landmark housing reforms, achieved back-to-back affordable housing production records, historic investment in public housing, and helped the city recover the 1 million jobs lost during the pandemic. Her distinguished career also includes serving as Commissioner of NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, President and CEO of NYC’s Economic Development Corporation, Commissioner of NYC’s Department of Small Business Services, and Co-Chair of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Team. She now continues her commitment to equity as the President of the Charles H. Revson Foundation.
Appointed as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services in January 2026, Dr. Arteaga brings a esteemed record of public service to one of the city’s most critical roles. In 2021, she became the first woman and first Latina to serve as CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where she guided the hospital through the COVID-19 pandemic when Elmhurst became the epicenter of the global crisis in the United States. Her community-centered leadership has had a direct and lasting impact on the northern Queens neighborhoods AAFE proudly serves. We have been honored to partner with Elmhurst Hospital in support of Queens residents, and we are grateful for her steadfast commitment to health equity and care for immigrant and working-class communities.
