Gladys carrion biography
Gladys carrion biography
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Gladys Carrion
American politician
Gladys Carrión is an Adjunct Research Scholar with Columbia University's Justice Lab.[1] She was the Commissioner of the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) until 2017 and a nationally recognized advocate for improving child well-being.[2][3]
New York City Administration for Children's Services
Carrión is among the first officials that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio named to lead his administration.
Calling her a "change agent and reformer," he appointed Carrión commissioner of the city's child welfare agency, the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) in December, 2013.[4] “She’s devoted her whole life to our children and she understands from her own life story what it’s like for children to come up in humble circumstances and struggle, and understands how much it is our obligation to protect them all,” said de Blasio.[5]
ACS has a $2.8 billion annual bud