Maritza Davila's Biography
- State Assembly (NY) - District 53, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Legislative Office Building 844
Albany, NY 12248
249 Wilson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Full Name:
Maritza Davila
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Catano, Puerto Rico
Home City:
Brooklyn, NY
AA, Political Science, Long Island University, 2013
Masters, Administrative Science, Farleigh Dickinson University, 2005
BA, Communication, Monmouth University, 1993
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 53, 2013-present
Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 53, 2020, 2022
Member, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee
Member, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus
Member, Children and Families Committee
Member, Housing Committee
Member, Legislative Women's Caucus
Member, Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force
Member, Rules Committee
Chair, Social Services Committee
Member, Task Force on Women's Issues
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Retention of Homeownership and Stabilization of Affordable Housing, New York State Assembly
Designated School Official, International Students/Immigration, Passaic County Community College, present
Former Assistant, Educational Opportunity Fund Office
Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Farleigh Dickinson University
Former Bilingual Admissions Counselor, Passaic County Community College
Member, Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, 1996-present
Commissioner, Paterson Planning Board, present
Former Board President, Community Action for Social Affairs (CASA)
Former President, Community School Board of Education, District 32
Member, Democratic County Committee
Chair, Friends of Passaic County Parks
Member, New Jersey Association for College Admissions Counseling
Board Member, New York City Police Department Precincts
Founding Member, North Brooklyn Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Former Board Member, North Brooklyn Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Founder, Northern Brooklyn Residents Association
Member, Passaic County School Counselors Association
Member, The Middle States Association of Collegiate Registrars and officers of Admissions
Member, Women Empowered Democratic Organization
Awards:
Paterson City Mayors "Women Changing Paterson", 2010
Excellence Award, Cambio Newspaper for Communitarian Services, 2009
Education Award, Vista Panoramica, 2008
President's Citation, Outstanding Contribution to Passaic County Community College, 2005
Favorite Book:
48 Laws of Power