BP Appoints New Education Director

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., has hired Monica Major, formerly the Bronx representative on the Dept. of Education’s Panel for Educational Policy, as his new education director.

Major, a lifelong Bronx resident who lives in Morris Park, served on the DOE panel—charged with voting on important educational issues like school closures and interventions—since October 2010. Before that, she was a member of the Community Education Council for Bronx School District 11, and a member of the Parent Commission on Mayoral Control, a grassroots, parent-led organization that advocated on the issue of school control.

“Monica is well respected by parents and educators alike, knows the issues that face our school communities, and has over the years exhibited a passion for education that few others can match,” Diaz said in a press release.

Major replaces Jesse Mojica, who left the borough president’s office this summer for a job with the DOE.

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