Rose Mary Villarrubia-Izzo was born in Anasco, Puerto Rico. She retired from the Rochester City School District after 31 years. She serves on the Community Engagement Committee for the Zoo Society and is a Partner in Conservation Member. Her community work started as a young child alongside her parents volunteering with Ibero, the Puerto Rican Festival, PR Parade Where her father was one of the founders of St. Michaels. As an adult her work has consisted of serving on the American Red Cross Board of Directors, and the ARC Hispanic Youth Leadership Development Committee for 37 years. She has also served at the United Way of Greater Rochester Corporate Board, the United Way Hispanic Leadership Advisory Committee, the Memorial Art Gallery Family Day Advisory Committee, the City of Rochester Hispanic Planning Committee, The Latino Alliance, and WXXI Public Television Station. Rose Mary is a member of the National Council of Drug and Alcohol Dependence Hispanic Taskforce Committee and worked with other various organizations. She served as an Officer for the Board of Education Non-Teaching Employees Union (BENTE) as well as a Member-at-Large on the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME), working with both unions on a local, state, and federal levels, during which time Rose Mary actively lobbied and campaigned for education, health, funding, and employee rights. She also served as a member of the Latino Community Collaborative (Deep Dive Initiative), and an Educational Committee at the Rochester City School District and served for the New York State Association of Bilingual Education as a Regional Delegate.