Bri Nichols is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Candidate for Brockton City Council. Coach Bri Nichols is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, business consultant and accountability coach. Coach Bri was born in Massachusetts and raised in Georgia. After moving back to Brockton, Massachusetts at 15, Coach Bri became a teen parent; and was also homeless...Read More
Nicole McClain is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Candidate for Lynn City Council At Large. Nicole is a wife, mother and a Lynner that wants to see the city truly embrace its diversity and include the community in the decisions that affect all people. She was born and raised in this city, yet come...Read More
Ayanna Crawford is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Candidate for Springfield School Committee. Ayanna is a mother, a lifelong Springfield resident, a Springfield Public Schools graduate, and a proud educator in this city for the last 10 years. She worked 4 jobs to put herself through college, raised her children as a single mother,...Read More
Etel Haxhiaj is a Mass Alliance 2021 Rising Star Alumni-in-Good-Standing Candidate for District 5 City Council, Worcester. Etel is running for District 5 City Councilor to help build stronger and more vibrant neighborhoods in our City. Neighborhoods that have a voice at City Hall, and in which everyone has the ability to thrive and benefit...Read More
Roberto Jimenez Rivera is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Alumni-in-Good-Standing for Chelsea School Commitee. Roberto Jiménez Rivera grew up in Manatí, Puerto Rico, and after his college years in Michigan, moved to Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife and new baby. He has worked in education since 2011 and continues to fight for...Read More
Kendrys Vasquez is a Mass Alliance 2021 Rising Star Alumni-in-Good-Standing Candidate for Mayor of Lawrence. As a City Councilor, Kendrys immediately started fighting for the city’s most vulnerable residents, by working with the Merrimack Valley Project on creating a foreclosure ordinance in the City of Lawrence. The ordinance helped Lawrence residents avoid having to foreclose...Read More
Coco Alinsug is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Candidate for Lynn City Council. Constantino “Coco” Alinsug has been involved in community organizing since a young age and has long worked for positive change in Lynn. Moreover, he has devoted his life to social justice, HIV/AIDS prevention, LGBT youth, and arts. He has received recognition...Read More
Jamila Gore is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Candidate for Northampton City Council At-Large. Jamila Gore, a former educator and self-employed writer, is running for an at-large seat on the Northampton City Council. A Northampton resident since 2006, Jamila cares deeply about the city and is interested in working on issues ranging from housing...Read More
Carey McDonald is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star candidate for Malden City Council At-Large. Carey McDonald is running for Malden City Council At Large to ensure the community he loves is on a strong path coming out of the pandemic. He is a nonprofit executive, active community volunteer, Malden Public Schools parent, and first...Read More
Maria Belen Power is a 2021 Mass Alliance Rising Star Candidate for District 8 City Council, Chelsea. Maria Belen Power is running for District 8 seat on the Chelsea City Council. Power was appointed by President Joe Biden to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council and will be bringing her expertise and impressive credentials...Read More
