“Lisa Garcia is a passionate and knowledgeable environmental professional who has helped lead actions on the city, state, and federal levels to protect natural resources and fight for equity and justice throughout her successful career. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has seen her work firsthand when she served as our Director of Environmental Justice and Indian Affairs, and we are thrilled to again partner with her in this new role in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. I look forward to working with her and all those at the Department of Environmental Protection to advance our shared goals to continue safeguarding New York City’s water supply, collaborating with watershed communities, implementing flood prevention and resiliency projects to protect our neighborhoods, and preventing pollution from affecting our most vulnerable New Yorkers.”