Growth, which is sometimes slower than we want, must be steady and controlled. I firmly believe we have laid a solid foundation from which to grow upward with our City. Lynn has a diverse population, some of the brightest students and a community that is hungry for growth. We must not leave anyone behind and we must listen to the voices in our community. In the book I am currently reading it states “it is better to die trying than die dying”. We should not stay in the same place and do the same thing. We can do better for our City. I hope to earn your support for Mayor.
Perspective is everything and oftentimes it’s important to zoom out and then zoom back in. If we want growth and improvement, we must first take a look at where we are and plan on where we want to be.
I’m running for Mayor of Lynn because our City needs a vision for its future, one that we must fight to be part of. As someone who was raised by this city and understands the needs and desires of its citizens, I promise to serve the entire Lynn population and to support all businesses within our 13.5 square miles.
I have the background, knowledge and experience with:
I will work for you. It sounds simple, but that truly is the first requirement of any elected position.
Perspective is everything and oftentimes it’s important to zoom out and then zoom back in. If we want growth and improvement, we must first take a look at where we are and plan on where we want to be.
I’m running for Mayor of Lynn because our City needs a vision for its future, one that we must fight to be part of. As someone who was raised by this city and understands the needs and desires of its citizens, I promise to serve the entire Lynn population and to support all businesses within our 13.5 square miles.
I have the background, knowledge and experience with:
- Working to strengthen our safe, happy and healthy families with affordable housing, improving public safety and establishing community programs;
- Working to strengthen our day care and after school programs;
- Working to strengthen our business community;
- Working to strengthen our youth with opportunities and our public education system with equitable funding;
- Working to strengthen our seniors with access throughout our city and to affordable housing units;
- Working to strengthen the health and wellness of our community;
- Working to enhance our arts and cultural communities;
- Working to improve our homelessness and food insecurity problems;
- Working to improve our race relation problems through diversity and inclusion within our city government and school systems.
I will work for you. It sounds simple, but that truly is the first requirement of any elected position.
About seven years ago I joined the Steering Committee for Lynn Community Connections Coalition. When I joined the Committee, we were meeting in the Community Minority - Multi Cultural Center and Pam Freeman was our Executive Director.
Pam and the Committee were very much involved in establishing Parenting and Fathering Programs for Lynn's residence. In addition, Pam and the Committee worked with connecting our families to resources available to them to strengthen their families.
This is where I first met Brian Castellanos, Harry MacCabe, Brenda Womack, Kim Hudson, Carolina Trujillo, Daniel Richard, Antonio Gutierrez, Linda Holland, Esq and Loretta Cuffe-O'Donnell and reunited with Donna Coppola on the Committee.
Through several years of work, the Committee brought back family activities to our community (Touch a Truck hosted by St. George Greek Orthodox Church) and our annual Hoops for Hope Basketball tournament. The Committee teamed up with Good Hope Food Bank to bring a Food Bank to Lynn.
Today, we have a new Executive Director, Brandy Rodriguez, and have reinforced our commitment to Families and the Community. LCCC is now located in Curwin Circle.
As a kid, I used to walk by a lively Gregg House on South Street. A safe after school place for our youth. When Cynthia Christ reached out to me to join the Board during the transition period of leadership for Gregg House, I immediately accepted. My oldest daughter attended the program and I knew many of the amazing staff. My cousin, who has autism, loves the program as well. Gregg House continued to be a safe place families could send their children during COVID19. We have to support and invest in all our community partners. From home-based child care services to the new state of the art Demakes YMCA and every youth based program in between.
