About Vilda Vera Mayuga

Vilda Vera Mayuga is the Commissioner and Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). A seasoned public servant, Commissioner Mayuga most recently served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, where she secured approximately $2 billion for New Yorkers. Commissioner Mayuga previously served as Deputy Secretary for Economic Opportunity at the New York State Department of State; as Deputy Commissioner for Worker Protection at the New York State Department of Labor; and as Chair of the New York State Industrial Board of Appeals, the first Latina to hold the position. She also worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Bureau of the Office of the New York Attorney General, where she managed a diverse caseload of civil rights cases and handled every stage of litigation. Commissioner Mayuga graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in International Relations from Boston University. She received her law degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and is a member of the New York Bar.