Achievements

Education & Youth

• Advocated for Hot Spots for youth in the school system through an extensive public-private partnership

• Supported and secured the construction for our state-of-the-Art High School for our youth

• Secured $2.811 million in capital renovations for McDonald Playground & Thompson Playground

• Advocated for Youth Opportunity Institute to increase flexible pathways to graduation for high schoolers

Food Sovereignty

• Continue to support Healthy Waltham food drives as a multilingual volunteer

• Supported temporary closure of Moody St (Pine St – High St.) to assist our downtown restaurants and small businesses

Housing

• Acquired data from Housing Division on the city’s affordable housing stock

• Advocated for Tenant Assistance Fund of over $1 million for Waltham Residents who are renting an apartment or home in Waltham and have been affected by COVID-19

• Supported Inclusionary Zoning for Affordable Housing up to 20%

• ​Worked with the Housing Authority to directly address issues at both 48 Pine St. and Winchester apartments

Community Engagement

• Initiated outreach efforts on Moody St. to support Census 2020

• Established Community Resilience Committee (CRC) - a neighborhood task force that proactively addresses the many crises that our Ward and city face during this pandemic

• Requested data for transparency from the Police Department

• Organized several Ward 9 Town Halls to engage neighbors and other elected officials