Ana Rocio Castillo Romero arrived in Paterson via Harvard but has never left behind her beloved country of Peru.

She is one of the few Bloomberg Harvard City Hall fellows in the world, a dream that began when she was a little girl in Lima.

As part of her fellowship, for the next two years, Castillo Romero will focus on enhancing the experience for development projects in Paterson.

Mayor Andre Sayegh says Paterson is one of 15 cities in the world that participates in the Bloomberg Harvard City Hall fellow program.