AUDRIANA ORTEGA

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced AUDRIANA ORTEGA has joined the Syracuse Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) team as a new full-time counselor. She will provide free, professional, one-on-one financial counseling and coaching to residents receiving assistance through the Onondaga County’s Department of Social Services – Economic Security (DSS-ES). The new position was made possible by grant funding from the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund and will be administered by Home HeadQuarters, the nonprofit partner of the Syracuse FEC. Ortega holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University with a major in business management and a minor in child and family-policy studies. As a bilingual financial educator, she most recently worked as a financial-relationship specialist at ACMG Federal Credit Union, analyzing account-lending prospects. In her previous role as district leader at National Benefit Life Insurance Company, Ortega managed insurance products while informing low-income families about policy-protection options.