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Julissa Ferreras (born November 2, 1976) is the Council member for the 21st District of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Flushing, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Jackson Heights and LaGuardia Airport in Queens. Ferreras serves as the chair of the Finance Committee, the Council's most powerful committee. She is the first woman, first person of color, and the youngest member to be elected Finance Chair. ==Life and career== Ferreras, an only child, grew up in Corona, Queens. Her parents, Josefina Ferreras-Palaez and Julio Alejandro Ferreras, are immigrants from the Dominican Republic and both are retired; she was an office aide for the city’s Human Resources Administration, and he was a subway car inspector. At age 19, after graduating from high school, she became the director of a Beacon program housed in one of the most crowded public schools in the world, Public School 19Q.〔http://archives.cityandstateny.com/rising-stars-40-under-40-4/〕 Her political career officially commenced in 2001 when she became a Democratic National Convention delegate appointed by Assemblyman Ivan Lafayette. She then became the chief of staff and campaign manager for her then-predecessor Councilman Hiram Monserrate. She briefly left the public sector and went on to become the New York Director of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials for two years. When Councilman Monserrate became involved in a scandal (in 2012, he pleaded guilty to mail fraud), Ms. Ferreras was among those questioned and cleared. “It was an experience I learned a great deal from,” she said. “It was something I overcame and was able to step into my own.” 〔http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/fashion/weddings/its-called-love-not-rocket-science.html?ref=weddings〕 “This was a lesson learned,” she said, “especially since I worked so hard at building my name and my integrity, to have this little bit of tarnish is not something I ever want to have to face again.”〔http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2009/4/astoria_times_newsqklmqut01212009.html〕 In September 2008, she was named one of ''City & State's "40 under 40" for being a young influential member of New York City politics.〔http://archives.cityandstateny.com/rising-stars-40-under-40-4/〕 Ferreras was married to Aaron Copeland in 2015 at a ceremony officiated by Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall. Copeland is an aerospace engineer and executive.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/fashion/weddings/its-called-love-not-rocket-science.html?ref=weddings〕 They have one son, Julian, born on Sept 11, 2013.〔http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/vote-article-1.1455323〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julissa Ferreras」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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