Michael Rivadeneyra is the Vice President of Government Relations at the YMCA of Greater New York. Since joining the YMCA in 2017, he has worked on the YMCA’s legislative and budgetary agenda. He has also worked on building the Y’s community civic engagement efforts: voter registration drives and the 2020 Census outreach campaign.Prior to this role, Michael served in various capacities as a legislative staffer to Council Members James Vacca, Annabel Palma, and Diana Reyna. Between 2018-2023, he served as a Board Member of New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board.Michael received his B.A. from State University of New York at Albany and earned his J.D. from City University of New York School of Law at Queens College. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 2011.