Christine Marinoni is appointed chief of mass engagement at the Family and Community Empowerment office in the New York City Department of Education and will be paid $203.5K a year.The hire follows Marinoni’s prior work as special assistant to the chancellor during Bill de Blasio’s administration and her role as co-founder of the Alliance for Quality Education, which the Department of Education cites in defending the decision.Critics say the appointment rewards
Cynthia Nixon’s endorsement and her fundraising of over $200K for
Zohran Mamdani’s successful 2025 mayoral primary campaign and urge clearer ethics disclosures; the
Department of Education says experience and commitment to public education drove the hire.