WHITE PLAINS, NY (September 15, 2025) — Westchester County’s Director of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development and Immigrant Affairs Martha Lopez-Hanratty has been named to City and State NY’s 2025 Who’s Who in MWBEs list.
SEE: City & State New York: The 2025 Who’s Who in MWBEs
Appointed by Rep. George Latimer when he was Westchester County executive, Martha Lopez-Hanratty has been the county’s point person on MWBEs since 2021. Lopez-Hanratty focuses on expanding opportunities for these businesses to work with county and local governments, along with larger businesses looking for subcontractors. Westchester’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Program maintains a public database of registered MWBEs to increase their visibility and also offers business workshops, seminars and training. Lopez-Hanratty is also a New Rochelle City Council member and a former Westchester County director for Hispanic affairs.
The list recognizes leaders in the world of minority- and women-owned businesses.
Westchester County Government congratulated Lopez-Hanratty for the honor.
Lopez-Hanratty has over two decades of experience in community and immigrant affairs, including 18 years as assistant director at the Washingtonville Housing Alliance in Mamaroneck, New York; co-founding the Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmont/Mamaroneck in 1999 and serving as its president for two years; and roles on boards such as KEEPS, the Westchester Hispanic Advisory Board, and Emelin Theater.
From 2001 to 2009, she served as Director for Hispanic Affairs for Westchester County, and since March 12, 2018, as Assistant to the County Executive for Immigrant and Community Affairs, where she bridges government programs with the immigrant community and supports the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program. 
Lopez-Hanratty is also District 1 City Council member in New Rochelle, where she has resided since 2005; she is married to Dennis Hanratty and has two sons and one granddaughter. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from Lehman College and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Columbia University.
Lopez-Hanratty received the Dr. Martin Luther King Human Rights Award for her immigrant advocacy efforts and was named to City and State NY’s 2025 Who’s Who in MWBEs list. 
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