 In 1990 she founded and directed until 1993 the Center for Hispanic, Research and Development at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in Trenton, New Jersey.On November 4, 1993, Vizcarrondo-De Soto was elected to the Board of the New Jersey Council of Grant Makers, thus becoming the first Hispanic to be elected to a countywide post in the history of the Essex County Government.Vizcarrondo-De Soto renounced from her position in ASPIRA and joined United Way.