I am a wife, mother, veteran and a Lynner who has put in work to ensure our city truly embraces its diversity and includes the community in the decisions that affect us all. While serving my first term as Councilor At Large, I continued to run the nonprofit organizaton I founded, North Shore Juneteenth Association which takes action on its mission to highlight positive images of Black American culture and educate our community about the Juneteenth holiday. I served on the charter review committee where I advocated for a preamble that speaks to the diversity of our city and for newly appointed department heads to retain their benefits. I have listened to small business owners and am researching solutions to help them thrive and remain in the City of Lynn.
Community organizations have reached out to me for support and I have responded by giving them information to better advocate for their causes. I have shown up to support their work with housing, building people power, and attended many events as a show of solidarity.
I have continued to listen and add my voice in an effort to help Lynn residents get better access to city resources. As the daughter of a single mother who struggled to make ends meet, I understand the experiences of working families and how important it is to make sure they have a seat at the table.
I come from the part of Lynn that has not been seen, so I have learned to make issues that affect the majority of our community more visible, like gaps in education, affordable housing, racial inequity and community safety which affect a large portion of our city. These challenges need to be addressed through partnership with the community and with unequivocal commitment.
An Army National Guard Veteran, Deployed to Iraq
As a soldier who served eleven years
in the Army National Guard, with deployments to Iraq in 2004 and 2008, I understand the importance of service for all, not some. As your At-large Councilor, I will continue that commitment.
A Teacher and Businessperson
My service to this country, and specifically to Lynn, did not end with my military service. I earned my bachelor's degree in Early Childhood education while deployed. Returning home, I became a homeowner in Lynn and opened a childcare service which I owned and operated for six years, ensuring that the most valuable members of the community, our children, were loved and cared for. Currently I am a Career & Education Coordinator at LEAP for Education.
