CUSSW Alumna in the News

On March 30^th, the New York Times profiled CUSSW alumna (MSW, 2003) Martha Lopez-Hanratty in the Westchester section of the paper. The article, entitled "For Hispanics, Bridges Built by One Who Crossed Them", chronicled Ms. Lopez-Hanratty's rise from a 17-year-old new immigrant fresh from Mexico City to her role today pioneering outreach programs for Westchester County's growing Hispanic population. As the Westchester county program administrator for Hispanic affairs, her mission is to ease the bumps in the road for the area's new Latin immigrants. In Westchester, where Hispanics make up 15% of the population and are the fastest growing population, Ms. Lopez is charged with reaching out to them and ensuring that public officials remain sensitive to their needs.