RACHAEL ROLLINS

Suffolk County District Attorney

Rachel Rollins was born into a large, multi-cultural family, whose parents met shortly after the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Loving v. Virginia. While in college at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, she was instrumental in helping coordinate lawyers for a Title [su_expand more_text=”Show more” less_text=”Show less” height=”50″ hide_less=”no” text_color=”” link_color=”#0088FF” link_style=”default” link_align=”left” more_icon=”” less_icon=”” class=””]IX lawsuit, that successfully won, and helped reinstate all women’s sports team that were cut. Rachael then went on to receive her Juris Doctorate at Northeastern University School of Law and then a Masters of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. She then went on to work as a Field Attorney at the National Labor Relations Board in Boston, then joined the law firm of Bingham McCutchen, where she participated in a District Attorney rotation in Plymouth County. Later in 2007, Rachael became an Assistant United States Attorney. In 2011, Rachael became the first person of color to serve as the General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. She then was voted to become the first female General Counsel of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. In 2013, she became the Chief Legal Counsel of the Massachusetts Port Authority. In 2018, Rachael was elected as the District Attorney of Suffolk County, becoming the first woman to serve as DA in Suffolk County and the first woman of color in Massachusetts to serve as a DA. [/su_expand]

AYESHA WILSON

Cambridge School Committee Member

From growing up in the Jefferson Park Public Housing Development in a single-parent household to attending public school in Cambridge, Ayesha Wilson has had a wealth of personal experience with the issues faced in her community. [su_expand more_text=”Show more” less_text=”Show less” height=”50″ hide_less=”no” text_color=”” link_color=”#0088FF” link_style=”default” link_align=”left” more_icon=”” less_icon=”” class=””]She achieved her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social work and an Associate’s Degree in Human Services. Throughout her life and career, Ayesha has been advocating for and engaging with the community, and specifically young people, with The Work Force Program, YWCA, and Emerge Massachusetts. She is the perfect role model for young people who want to give back to their community. Many of the projects she has worked in have been aimed at instilling these skills and knowledge in youth, creating the next generation of activists, advocates, and legislators. [/su_expand]

DAMALI VIDOT

Chelsea City Councilor, At-Large

Damali Vidot has life experience as a disabled working-class Latina from Chelsea and is the proud daughter of a former union maintenance worker. Upon becoming a mother and youth worker, Damali helped co-found The Movement, which is an anti-violence youth basketball league, as a way to [su_expand more_text=”Show more” less_text=”Show less” height=”50″ hide_less=”no” text_color=”” link_color=”#0088FF” link_style=”default” link_align=”left” more_icon=”” less_icon=”” class=””]give back after having been caught up in street culture herself. She has previous experience as a youth advocate and mentor for Career Source and Roca, Inc. She is currently serving in her third term as City Councilor At-Large in Chelsea. Damali is the first woman in the city to serve as Council President, and for two consecutive terms, after serving as Vice President in her first term. Her work on the Chelsea City Council has centered on helping the most vulnerable residents in the city. [/su_expand]