As a lifelong resident Brooklyn, graduate of the University at Albany and a United States Army veteran, Wilfredo has been involved in advocacy, volunteerism, government and progressive politics his entire life. He currently serves as the Senior Grants Manager for the NAACP, and has worked in that career field for over 15 years. Wilfredo has served on his local Brooklyn Community Board since 2010, he’s a founding Board Member of the New Kings Democrats, a Board Member of the New Lots Nehemiah Homeowners Association, Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn and Co-Founder of Rooted Theater Company. Wilfredo lives in East New York, Brooklyn with his husband and two daughters.