Nazli Parvizi - Commissioner
Nazli Parvizi is Commissioner of the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit. Under her direction, CAU has played a pivotal role in providing access to government and improving quality of life citywide. Before starting at CAU, Commissioner Parvizi served as Executive Director of the Mayor’s Volunteer Center (MVC), where she launched VolunteerNYC.org and helped oversee its transition to NYC Service, the City’s primary volunteer initiative. Throughout her career, Commissioner Parvizi has taken an active interest in integrating healthy eating habits in public schools, supporting the city’s food and growing networks and ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to fresh, healthy foods. In 2010, the Mayor named her a liaison to the culinary and restaurant communities to help build partnerships between these entities and the city's leaders in food and nutrition policy. Commissioner Parvizi graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University with a degree in Anthropology and a minor in Biology.  

Teresa Gonzalez - Chief of Staff
Teresa Gonzalez serves as CAU’s Chief of Staff. Her career in City government began in 2005 when she served as Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Prior to this, she worked in marketing and public affairs at a number of cultural institutions, including the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Arts Council, and the Museum for Contemporary Crafts in Portland, Oregon. Teresa holds a BA in English and Professional Writing from Kutztown University and received her Master’s in Nonprofit Management from The New School.

David Schmid - Assistant Commissioner for Operations
David serves as Assistant Commissioner for Operations at CAU. Prior to his work at City Hall, he spent four years with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, working with the Division of Neighborhood Preservation. He received a Master of Public Administration from NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School, and holds a B.A. in Government and Sociology from Georgetown University.

Fred Kreizman - Assistant Commissioner for Community Outreach
As CAU's Assistant Commissioner for Community Outreach, Fred maintains ties with community leaders and advocates throughout the 5 boroughs and works closely with local clergy. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he worked as both Brooklyn Director and Citywide Director of Community Outreach for five years before being appointed Assistant Commissioner. While he works on a variety of interagency and community-based initiatives, Fred is particularly focused on ethnic relations and interfaith efforts.

Ray O. Carrero - Quality of Life Director
Ray is CAU's Director of Quality of Life, overseeing the Graffiti Free NYC program as well as various other interagency efforts and working closely with the Office of Emergency Management and Emergency Units to play a lead role in responding to crisis situations. A resident of Brooklyn, Ray began his civic career volunteering in community centers and later worked for St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation as the Anti-crime Coordinator. Prior to joining the Mayor's Office, Ray worked as a community organizer for the Bushwick Geographic Targeting Task Force.

Samuel Pierre - North Brooklyn Borough Director
Sam reports to Northeast Brooklyn, taking an avid interest in public policy, immigration and quality of life issues in the area. Born and raised in the borough he now represents, Sam received his Bachelors Degree from St. John's University. Before joining the CAU team, Sam worked as a Deputy Director for NY State Assemblyman Alan Maisel and as the Brooklyn South Director for U.S. Congressman Ed Towns.

Andrew Olsen - South Brooklyn Borough Director
Andrew covers South Brooklyn. Prior to joining CAU, Andrew was a Community Liaison for the Brookfield Landfill Remediation Project and then served on Congressman Fossella’s staff for over 9 years. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the College of Staten Island and a dual M.A. International Management/M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. Andrew is proud to represent the Mayor’s Office in the borough where he was born and currently resides, and in his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife Bethany and their dog Lincoln.

George Torres - Bronx Borough Director
George serves as CAU's Bronx Director. Born and raised in the Bronx, George studied Political Science at Lehman College before working as Councilmember Jose M. Serrano's Chief of Staff, following him to the State Senate in 2005. George is a proud Bronxite and enjoys representing the Mayor's Office in his home borough.

Lolita K. Jackson - Director of Special Projects
Lolita brings years of experience in politics, finance and the arts to her role as Director of Special Projects. She attended the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering & Applied Science and later founded Derby Day, a volunteer clean-up initiative, as well as helped to launch Harmony in Harlem, a music program for Harlem youth. Lolita leads interagency teams that help mitigate the effects of infrastructure and construction projects throughout the five boroughs. Prior to joining CAU, Lolita worked on Wall Street for 14 years but is happy to return to the public sector and help strengthen NYC communities.

Claudia Filomena - North Queens Borough Director
Claudia covers Northern Queens, taking great interest in the borough's social and structural development. Born and raised in the borough, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy and Political Science from the University at Albany and her Masters Degree in Urban Planning from Hunter College. Prior to working at CAU, she worked at the NYC Department of City Planning for three years and spent five years working for the US House of Representatives.

Morgan A. Jones - South Queens Borough Director
Morgan serves as CAU's liaison to South Queens, carrying on a family legacy of work in NYC public affairs. Morgan received his Bachelor's Degree in Chinese Language and Culture at Middlebury College and a Graduate Studies certificate from John Hopkins University SAIS-Nanjing University in International Relations and Politics. Morgan speaks fluent Mandarin and spent six years studying and working in China. Prior to joining CAU, Morgan was Membership and Marketing Coordinator at the Flushing YMCA and interned at both the NYC Public Advocate's Office under Betsy Gotbaum and NYC Economic Development Corporation.

Victoria Cerullo - Staten Island Borough Director
Victoria is CAU's Borough Director for Staten Island, the borough she grew up in and continues to call home. Prior to joining the Mayor's Office, Victoria interned at the U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. where she studied U.S. Government and Public Policy. Upon graduating from Messiah College where she earned a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Economics, Victoria worked as a special assistant to Congressman Vito J. Fossella in Staten Island's 13th District.

Leland M. Dyer - Manhattan Director
Leland covers Manhattan, the borough which he calls home. A former CAU intern, Leland values working within the many layers of Manhattan's diverse landscape and maintaining close relationships with the borough's countless community stakeholders and residents. He studied Political Science and International Relations at Rollins College and holds a Masters in Business Administration from his alma mater.

Pauline Yu - Manhattan Director, Community Outreach Specialist & LGBTQ
Pauline is a Community Outreach Specialist for the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit, serving as Chief Representative to Asian-American communities throughout the five boroughs while also assisting as Manhattan Borough Director and LGBTQ liaison. Born and raised in Chinatown, she speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese and spent a semester at the Chinese University of Hong Kong before graduating from Mount Holyoke College. Pauline joins the Mayor's Office after working in Governor George Pataki's Administration and later at a Wall Street law firm.