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Melissa Mark-Viverito (born April 1, 1969) is the Speaker of the New York City Council as well as the Council member for the 8th District. She is a Democrat. The district includes Concourse, Concourse Village, East Harlem, Highbridge, Longwood, Mott Haven, Port Morris, and Randall's Island. Described by ''The New York Times'' as "fiercely liberal", she was elected Speaker on January 8, 2014, succeeding Christine Quinn. ==Life and career== Mark-Viverito was born in San Juan and grew up in one of the largest cities of the metro area, the city of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. She came to New York at age 18 to attend college, earning a BA degree from Columbia University in 1991 and then a Master of Public Administration degree from Baruch College in 1995. Her hyphenated last name comes from her late father, Anthony Mark, and the maiden name of her mother, Elizabeth Viverito. Her father was a doctor and a founder of San Pablo Hospital in Bayamón, where her mother still lives. Before running for City Council, Mark-Viverito served as a member of Community Board 11, coordinator of the movement Todo Nueva York con Vieques, president of Mujeres del Barrio, and Strategic Organizer for Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), an influential health care workers union. In August 2014, Mark-Viverito publicly disclosed that she was infected with the most common STD, the human papillomavirus. She is not married. 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「Melissa Mark-Viverito」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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