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MARLENE CINTRON REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR - SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
As Region II Administrator, Marlene Cintron oversees the SBA programs, offices, and operations in the SBA’s Atlantic region, serving New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ms. Cintron’s region supports over three million small businesses in four main areas: financing, education and training, government contracting, and providing a voice in public policy matters. In the last fiscal year, SBA provided over $2.4 billion dollars in below market rate loans and over 12 billion dollars in federal contracts to small businesses in her region.
Ms. Cintron received her bache- lor’s degree from SUNY College at Old Westbury, her Master’s degree in Education Administration from Fordham University and her Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown School of Law.