Department for the Aging

Edwin Mendez-Santiago Commissioner Edwin Mendez-Santiago is the Commissioner of the Department for the Aging. Prior to his appointment, Mendez-Santiago was the President and CEO of the Spanish Speaking Elderly Council-RAICES, where he has also served as Executive Director. Prior to that, he taught as an adjunct professor at New York City Technical College and directed the BHRAGS Senior Citizens and North Brooklyn Mobile Meals Programs. Mendez-Santiago received a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Masters in Social Work from the Hunter College School of Social Work.