Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg appointed Jeanne B. Mullgrav as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) in April 2002.

As New York City’s lead agency for administering youth and community programs, DYCD invests public funds in experienced community-based organizations that impact neighborhoods throughout the City’s five boroughs. These organizations provide after-school programs, train young people for jobs, help new immigrants achieve citizenship, and enhance individuals’ literacy skills, among other goals. Under Ms. Mullgrav’s direction, DYCD strengthens communities by developing innovative and creative approaches that support the positive development of youth, families and neighborhoods.

Since becoming Commissioner of DYCD, Ms. Mullgrav has steered the organization through a tremendous period of growth, change and capacity building. In 2003, Mayor Bloomberg streamlined the City’s social services by eliminating the Department of Employment and relocating its portfolio of youth workforce programs to DYCD.  This transfer of programs gave DYCD the opportunity to coordinate a broader range of youth development initiatives. The same year, the Mayor made DYCD the lead agency for implementing his Out-of-School Time (OST) initiative, under which the agency is coordinating services and maximizing resources to provide quality programs to youth and families.

Ms. Mullgrav serves on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations, including The Fund for Modern Courts, The National Center for Family Literacy and The National Advisory Committee of the Robert Bowne Foundation’s After-School Matters publication. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Swarthmore College, and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.