Beatriz Ponce de León
Deputy Mayor of Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Rights, City of Chicago
Beatriz Ponce de León was appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson to serve as deputy mayor of Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Rights for the City of Chicago in 2023. She previously worked for the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) where she held several roles, including assistant director of the Division of Family and Community Services, chief of staff for the Division of Mental Health, and Healing Illinois Project Manager. At IDHS, Ponce de León was instrumental in developing and launching new projects, building staff capacity and leadership, leading strategic planning and organizational development, and assisting with the State’s asylum seeker support efforts.
