The Many Hats of Leticia Mosqueda

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Growing up in Brownsville, Texas, Leticia Mosqueda knew nothing more than the small-town life. Coming from a large family and content in her hometown, she never imagined she would end up in New York City.

Being raised as the youngest of eight in a Catholic family, she always felt like an only child because her siblings were significantly older. Once she reached one phase of life, her siblings were already in the next. Because of the age gap, independence and tenacity sparked within Mosqueda.

In the summer of 2002, before Mosqueda went off to college, she became a Christian. After that, she attended the University of Texas at Austin. In 2007, she visited New York for the first time and fell in love with the atmosphere. She moved to the city in 2010, and as she got acclimated to the city, running became her hobby.

“It’s a hobby and an outlet to be friends with non-believers,” said Mosqueda, who has trained for five marathons and 16 half marathons.

Recently celebrating her 10th anniversary of being in New York, she has almost every subway station memorized, making her an expert on directions.

Going to seminary for her graduate degree in 2010, Mosqueda began working for admissions at Nyack college. At first, she was not too keen on working in admissions long-term, but her boss encouraged her to apply at The King’s College, where she started working for the registrar’s office in Sept. 2012.

After working in the registrar’s office for four years, Mosqueda began to transition into other job commitments at King’s. She especially fell in love with the ability to work closely with students and build intentional relationships.

“I came to know the Lord in college, and I knew how crucial those four years were for me,” she said.

Mosqueda wears many hats at King’s — she’s the Housing director, Interregnum Committee chair, Title IX coordinator, part of the President’s cabinet and an advisor to the House of Margaret Thatcher. 

“King’s being a small community, there are many hats, and sometimes we have to juggle different responsibilities that are difficult to do; one way of thinking to another,” Mosqueda said. 

As Interregnum approached in April, Mosqueda and the rest of the committee prepared for a different kind of competition this spring due to COVID-19 restrictions. Mosqueda helped the Interregnum team think through logistics as the entire community cannot gather together this year.

“Interregnum is the crown moment, especially the final debate; it’s a huge celebration of the entire year regarding competitions,” Mosqueda said. “Even though this year is really different, I would say the intention of bringing students together to talk about a theme is still there,” she said.

Last year, when everything moved online because of the pandemic, Leticia saw her team become extremely adaptable and flexible.

“It's nice to get to see another side of King’s outside of the House of Thatcher; people do not understand the work and commitment these six students are doing,” Mosqueda said. “That loss [not experiencing Interregnum in-person] is great. Really great in our community, because of just how pivotal and special those moments typically are in the school year.”

The uplifting environment and positivity that is shown through faculty and students are one of the many things Mosqueda has loved in her nine years at King’s.  

“Being in a Christian environment in New York City is something that is very rare; I love that we can pray before a meeting, be intentional about what we are doing with students and for students; these are things that I wouldn’t get to do in a non-Christian place,” she said.

Being in the city while all of her friends and family are back home is difficult, but Mosqueda has learned to be intentional in maintaining her relationships–especially her relationship with God.

“Being grounded in spiritual discipline is huge. My faith grew exponentially since I’ve been here because I had to rely on the Lord’s strength every day, especially when days are challenging to be here,” Mosqueda said.

Though every place has stressful and hectic times, Mosqueda has still felt encouraged by the King’s community, along with her co-workers.

“One thing I love about King’s is my team. They are some of the best people I’ve ever known,” Mosqueda said. “We support and encourage each other. We help each other. I’ve never felt alone in my work, and I’m super thankful for the student development team.”