Denis Nolasco

Denis Nolasco was born in the Dominican Republic. After high school she immigrated to New York City to pursue a career in international relations. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Baruch College, City University of New York, majoring in political science and minoring in Black and Hispanic Studies.

While at Baruch, Denis held leadership roles with numerous student organizations, including CUNY University Student Senate, Baruch Undergraduate Student Government, and Model United Nations.
While at Baruch, Denis also spearheaded an event on remittances and migration at Baruch College, which included the participation of the President of the Dominican Republic, His Excellence President Leonel Fernandez. This experience motivated her to coordinate a trip to the Dominican Republic to participate in an internship program in this country. She raised enough funds for her and a classmate to intern in the Dominican Republic.

While attending Baruch College she worked for the United Nations, New York State Senate, American Chamber of Commerce in the Dominican Republic, and Congressman Charles Rangel. Upon her graduation, she was selected to become a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Public Policy Fellow. During her fellowship she worked for the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee on trade issues. She became very passionate about international trade and economic development, which led her to secure a position with the Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center afforded her the opportunity to work on U.S. State Department and U.S. Department of Labor projects in Latin America.

Denis currently works for the City University of New York as a Student Life Specialist for the Malave Leadership Academy. She is responsible for designing and implementing training a leadership curriculum for students interested in government and public policy. She also serves on the Lumina grant steering committee initiative designed to improve the retention and completion of CUNY students.