• Meet Carmen Perez

    Helping Our District CLIMB

  • Governance Experience

    • Master of Public Administration, NYU, Wagner School of Public Service, Financial Management specialization.
    • Implemented and revised corporate policies and procedures.
    • Managed nonprofit budgets and prepared financial statements.
    • Led Credit Union Board of Directors.

    Family

    Carmen and her family moved to New Rochelle from Queens in 2018. Her husband is an R.N. at a Burn Center ICU. They have one child attending Trinity Elementary School and one child attending Isaac E. Young Middle School. Carmen was raised by an educator; her dad was a middle school band director for nearly 30 years.

    Education-related Experience

    • Built partnership with four local elementary schools to present a "$aving $eries" as Credit Union CEO.
    • Education philanthropy data analysis and program strategy.
    • Trinity PTA executive board 2020 - 2023.
    • Consulting project on Community Scholarship program for nonprofit NYC Kids Rise.

    Other Professional Info

    • Corporate consultant on community impact programs.
    • Specialized in strategy, measurement, and data.
    • Extensive nonprofit sector experience.
    • Early career experience coordinating projects for city government- NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs.
    • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, International Studies, and French from University of Wisconsin: Oshkosh.