Menchaca marks International Women’s Day with job promotions
One Brooklyn lawmaker celebrated International Women’s Day by hiring a female chief of staff and promoting another employee to be second-in-command.
Councilmember Carlos Menchaca (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook) announced on Wednesday that Veronica Piedra Leon will now serve as his chief of staff and that Adriana L. Garcia is his new deputy chief of staff for policy and budget.
Menchaca, who called Piedra Leon and Garcia “two amazing women,” made his announcement on Wednesday on International Women’s Day, a day designed to celebrate the accomplishments of women.