New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer appointed Carra Wallace chief diversity officer overseeing city agencies, a new position.
Wallace, who will start March 10, was formerly managing director at the office of executive initiatives at the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, where she led its diversity initiatives for financial, legal and professional services, including Minority and Women-Owned Business (MWBE) contracts.
According to a statement from Stringer, Wallace will run point for implementing and monitoring a letter-grading program for city agencies on goals for MWBC contracting; work with Stringer's corporate governance team on supplier, workplace and board diversity initiatives; and lead his advisory council on MWBEs, which he will form in the spring.
Wendy Garcia, director of community partnerships and outreach at the city's Department of Youth and Community Development, will be Wallace's deputy.
