Maria carrasco
Maria Carrasco nació en la República Dominicana con una licenciatura en educación de la UAS y un título asociado de North Shore Community College con especialización en abuso de sustancias alcohólicas y drogas. En 2007 se convirtió en la primera latina elegida para un cargo en la ciudad de Lynn. En septiembre de 2012, el gobernador de Mass nombró a María como miembro de los fideicomisarios de North Shore Community College. También es ex presidenta del Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund, donde ocupó el cargo durante más de 15 años. Actualmente, María es la vicepresidenta de Lynn Latino Leadership Coalition
She became a member of the New Lynn Coalition in 2011 because she believes in New Lynn’s mission of addressing and confronting all the negative factors affecting the more vulnerable population of our city.
The diversity of Lynn is amazing and a great place to have family where we all feel inclusive. However, we don't see our people of color reflected within employment throughout the city as well as local politics.
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Reflective Statement about her time at New Lynn:
It was an honor for me to be able to be a part of this vision that Jeff Crosby had of making a Lynn for everybody. Thank you to all who trusted me and elected me as president since 2011. Since that time, we have worked together for the residents of Lynn to form a common effort to fight for a decent quality of life for all.
We have fought on different goals from affordable housing for our low-income residents to the inclusiveness of people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds in key positions who represent our community. We have accomplished some of our efforts, but much remains to be accomplished.
Whenever we fight, even though sometimes we seem to lose, we win because we learn more about our allies and our opponents
Thanks to Jeff Crosby for this coalition of many organizations working together for a better city for all.
Si queremos, podemos/ If we want we can!