COMMUNITIES I'LL SERVE

Cambridge

What Makes Cambridge Unique: Cambridge is a global center of innovation, home to MIT, Harvard and other colleges, biotechnology companies, and technology firms that drive Massachusetts' economy. The district includes Ward 7, Precinct 1, Ward 8, Precinct 1, and all of Ward 10 and Ward 11, areas with incredible diversity of residents, businesses, and institutions.

Key Challenges:

 

• Housing costs that push out long-time residents and working families

• Transit connectivity and pedestrian/bicycle safety

• Balance between innovation economy growth and community character

• Ensuring economic vitality benefits all residents

 

What I Bring: Deep understanding of innovation economy from MassTLC leadership, systems thinking about how housing and transportation and economic policy connect, commitment to ensuring innovation creates opportunity for everyone
 

 

Medford

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What Makes Medford Unique: Medford is a city of family neighborhoods, strong schools, active civic life, and residents deeply invested in their community. Home to Tufts University and diverse populations including long-established families and recent immigrants, with new connectivity and opportunity by the arrival of the Green Line Extension to Tufts..

 

Key Challenges:

• Housing affordability and property tax pressures on homeowners

• School funding and facilities to maintain educational excellence

• Aging infrastructure and public safety (traffic, roads, utilities)

• Climate resilience and green space preservation 

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What I Bring: School Committee experience understanding education funding and facilities, climate leadership including resilience planning, coalition building that connects communities to resources and opportunities
 

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Somerville

What Makes Somerville Unique: Somerville is one of the most densely populated cities in New England, with incredible diversity, strong progressive values, innovative policies, and a civic culture of engagement. The Green Line Extension has transformed connectivity and opportunity.

Key Challenges:

• Affordability crisis displacing long-time residents and families

• School overcrowding and facility needs from rapid growth

• Infrastructure strain from density (transit, roads, utilities)

• Preserving community diversity and character amid development pressure

 

What I Bring: Understanding of how density and affordability and transit and development connect, experience creating innovative solutions to systemic problems, commitment to policies that enable people to stay in communities they love
 

 

Winchester

What Makes Winchester Unique: Winchester is a suburban community known for excellent schools, town meeting governance, strong civic engagement, and residents committed to environmental sustainability. The district includes Precincts 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Winchester.

 

Key Challenges:

• Maintaining excellent schools while managing budget pressures

• Ensuring all residents can afford to live in Winchester (property taxes, housing costs)

• Climate action and accelerating clean energy transition across town facilities

• Infrastructure investment (roads, town facilities, long-term capital planning)

 

What I Bring: Winchester School Committee member, Climate Advisory Committee liaison, Energy Management Committee member, Town Meeting member, deep engagement with local issues and proven track record advancing climate solutions and educational excellence​