Johanna Contreras: Deputy Assistant Director, Education Task Force

Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all.   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   Follow this podcast: Instagram: @themomenterprise Website: www.themomenterprise.com Contact Us: [email protected] Music: www.bensound.com   Producer: Kendra Martinez Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows