M-DCPS ADMINISTRATOR TO BE RECOGNIZED BY
GREATER MIAMI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Iraida R. Mendez-Cartaya, Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Assistant Superintendent of Intergovernmental Affairs, Grants Administration, and Community Engagement, will be recognized by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce at its Salute to Miami’s Leaders luncheon.  The luncheon will be held on Thursday, September 27, at Jungle Island. 

The Salute to Miami’s Leaders awards honor Leadership Miami alumni who have excelled in their respective professions and are very involved in our community.  Mendez-Cartaya is this year’s award-recipient in the government category.

A 23-year administrator, Mendez-Cartaya oversees intergovernmental relations on the local, state, federal and international levels for the school district as well as grants acquisition and management. Under her leadership, the dollar value of supplemental funding to the school district has increased substantially, to more than $700 million.

Mendez-Cartaya also oversees all community engagement programs, including the school volunteer program, business partnership, parent involvement and other programs that foster student achievement.

Throughout her career, Mendez-Cartaya has worked closely with many local community leaders and federal and state government officials to ensure that legislation passed at all levels of government directly benefits our students’ educational experience.

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