Aida Morales is the Chief of Staff of the New York-based Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC). This organization was established in 1984 in New York to benefit the public. Its main tasks are planning, designing, developing, maintaining, and operating Roosevelt Island. RIOC focuses on eco-friendly and revolutionary solutions and provides services that improve the residential community on this island. RIOC manages the roads, structures, recreation grounds, sports, and public shipment facilities on Roosevelt Island. It also has a Public Safety Wing, which assists in maintaining safe and secure surroundings for workers, local citizens, travelers, and entrepreneurs.
Aida Morales has served as these organizations’ chief of staff and executive assistant for three years. Shelton Haynes, the president, heads Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation; other executive staffs are Gretchen Robinson and Mary Cunneen. Recently, a ribbon was cut by RIOC’s executive leaders and other guests to mark the finalization of the renovation of a historic building, the Blackwell House. This house was constructed in 1976; it is a prehistoric structure on this island and will become Roosevelt Island’s museum, housing records archive, and artifact collection.
In November 2021, RIOC established a COVID-19 testing facility that can give results in less than 15 minutes. This site was opened at a former Public Library branch in New York. The testing center administers free COVID-19 tests and is open from Wednesdays to Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On May 5, 2022, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation reopened the Lighthouse Tower, a historic feature of the island since its establishment in 1872. Lighthouse Tower was partially restored in the 40s and 70s. In 2019, RIOC hired a new contractor to improve the conditions of this structure before its launch.