DAISY RIVERA ALGARIN

Co-chair of Reconocimiento & Scholarships Awards Committee

Country of Heritage: Puerto Rico.

Daisy Rivera Algarin is the Manager of Special Projects, Neighborhood Service Centers (NSC) for the City of Rochester. In addition, she is part of the La Marketa Planning Team for the North Clinton Avenue Revitalization Project. She has served the City of Rochester since June 2000.

Daisy has served on the following organizations:

Past Chair of the Board for the Salvation Army

Latina Woman Scholarship Fund Chair and Founder

Democrat and Chronicle Blogger for UNITE Rochester

Advisory Board, Center for Urban Entrepreneurship (CUE) at RIT.

Awards and Recognitions

2014 Rochester Women’s Network W Award Recipient

2014 Girls Scouts of Genesee Valley Woman of Distinction Award

2014 YWCA Honorary Chair, Empowering Women’s Luncheon

2014 Young Women College Prep Charter School Leadership Award

Daisy has also served in various capacities with Latinas Unidas. She was part of the founding team, serving for many years as Chair and President of the organization. She is now serves as Immediate Past Chair of Latinas Unidas.

She was born in Bronx, NY and educated in Rochester. Daisy came to Rochester in 1971. She is married and has three children and two grandchildren.

Lazos Fuertes
(UR Medicine)