Michelle de la Uz

Michelle de la Uz has been the executive director of the Fifth Avenue Committee since 2004. With more than 25 years of experience in public and community service, she oversees the organization’s mission, comprehensive programs serving more than 5,500 low/moderate-income people, several affiliate corporations, and a housing development pipeline of over 1,500 units. de la Uz has served as program director for the Center for Urban Community Services and as Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez’ first director of constituent services and was active in advancing transportation, environmental justice, immigration reform, and employment policy initiatives. A former trustee of Connecticut College and a recipient of the Ford Foundation’s Leadership for a Changing World Award, de la Uz serves on the board of the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, Inc., the New York Housing Conference and, since 2012, has been appointed to serve on the NYC Planning Commission.