Johanna Contreras: Deputy Assistant Director, Education Task Force

The Mom Enterprise

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Episode Guest: Johanna Contreras

Johanna lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband Jared, 2-year-old son, Max, and 2 cats. Johanna works for the City of New York, in the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Johanna has been at OMB for 5 years and is currently the Deputy Assistant Director for the Education Task Force. She manages a stellar team of 11 to oversee the budgets of the Department of Education and City University of New York which together total $34 billion. Johanna and Jared met in grad school where they both enrolled in the Urban Policy program at the New School. Johanna and Jared have been married for about 4 years and handle the day-to-day of parenting with the help of flexible jobs, family nearby, and a nanny for a few hours a week

Listen to hear more about Johanna's story:

• 3:15 | The City vs The Suburbs
• 5:15 | Getting to know Johanna.
• 7:25 | Weekly scheduling and managing the day to day.
• 12:15 | The Education Task Force
• 15:50 | Johanna meets her husband by coincidence.
• 20:40 | Maternity Policy in government work.
• 24:25 | Having two boys or two girls versus a boy and a girl.
• 31:50 | Managing a career and motherhood.
• 35:30 | Stigma in the workplace.
• 39:35 | Having baby number two.
• 44:00 | Lightening Round!
• 48:05 | What’s next for Johanna.

Links mentioned:

Portable Toddler Potty

Instagram | @joj_c

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Producer: Kendra Martinez

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