Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio on Sunday named state family services veteran Gladys Carrion as his commissioner for the Administration of Children's Services, calling the protection of youths one of government's most important responsibilities.
He lauded Carrion, who now serves as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's commissioner of the Office of Children and Family Services, for spearheading efforts to 'change our approach to juvenile justice.'
De Blasio, who takes office Jan. 1, announced Carrion's appointment at a news conference at the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side. It had the city's first park for impoverished children living in tenements.
Carrion in turn called de Blasio an ally in the fight for vulnerable children.
The Bronx native's resume includes positions at Bronx Legal Services, as commissioner of New York City's Community Development Agency and at Inwood House, a youth organization, and United Way.
'She's devoted her whole life our children,' de Blasio said of Carrion.
De Blasio noted the fatal child abuse cases of Nixzmary Brown, 7, and Marchella Pierce, 4, in vowing to advance preventive services through the ACS while also acknowledging his predecessor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who during his 12-year tenure made great strides in child welfare.
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