ORDER-2022-142 : The appointment of Ana Vasconcelos, of 37 Washington Street Apt 106, to the City of Melrose Commission on Women, for a three-year term, said term to expire the last day of February 2025.

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▶ 0:53 Jack Eccles: Without objection we can close public comment. the first and only order on tonight's agenda is order 2022-142 the appointment of Ana. Baskin-salis of 37 Washington Street, Apartment 106 the city of Melrose Commission on women for a three-year term said term to expire in the last day of February 2025. I believe we have the nominee and mayor brother with us. This evening is our

▶ 1:20 Speaker 1: motion to spend the rules motion to spend the rules that could

▶ 1:22 Jack Eccles: I should spend the rules made by President snowa seconded by counselor Stewart on favor.

▶ 1:32 Paul Brodeur: Explorers here. Thank you, Mr. Chairman members of the committee Mr. President is a pleasure to be here with you. Again. My apologies for a somewhat casual attire this evening. Later plans kind of require this as opposed to a suit and tie. I am delighted to be before you to speak about really speak about this nominee Miss. I'm going to be careful vascon sale us. Let's do that. Right get very nervous about that has outstanding resume. If you have had a chance to review it and her letter seeking this appointment. You will know that both by training and by experience. He is ideally suited to be a member of the commissioner on women in addition to having Training a degree as a social worker and a inter degree in political science. She have our say congratulations because he also just recently received a certificate of data studies. Is

▶ 2:33 Speaker 2: that correct? That Bunker Hill data analytics data analytics,

▶ 2:34 Paul Brodeur: which is probably even better. But she also has a background in. In advocacy including work with Mira which is the mass immigrant Refugee group that does tremendous advocacy both locally, but also also with the state house and as most recently done an internship with cha that Cambridge Health Alliance, if you're familiar with the work that cha does there are health care provider, but unlike some of the other providers here notice respect to them that function in the Commonwealth cha really does service very effectively vulnerable populations, including women and children and that is quite frankly the perspective and the experience that I think will really inform the work of the commission moving forward and with that. Oh, yeah. He ended up if you

▶ 3:34 Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks everyone for inviting me here. I feel like the mayor really covered a lot. I don't know if there's a specific questions or if you'd like me to add to what he said about my interest.

▶ 3:51 Speaker 2: currently

▶ 3:54 Manjula Karamcheti: I'm I just wanted to say first thank you for applying for the opening on the women's commission. They do great work and just really interested and excited about your background particularly working with Mira working with the Cambridge Health Alliance victims of domestic violence all those pieces. So the only question I have really is what might you be interested in doing on the women's commission and with the women's Commission.

▶ 4:25 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a good question. I'm thinking about. Recent work that I've done around the wage Gap and wondering about early intervention. And what can we do for girls in school middle school or high school in order to develop? Skills that will make them. You know, potentially.

▶ 4:52 Speaker 2: Be able to guide them towards careers that that are higher paying as well as working in developing skills that they want to develop in terms of employment.

▶ 5:07 Speaker 1: I love that. So thank you very much.

▶ 5:13 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna make a motion at this time to recommend. To the full board I will second.

▶ 5:18 Jack Eccles: Motion recommend made by President snowa seconded by Vice chair Carm chady on favor. I I

▶ 5:27 Speaker 2: this will be voted on in the full council meeting on Monday evening Tuesday. Thank you very much. Appreciate you