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The SPARK Boston Council empowers our City’s young leaders with civic education, professional development, and networking opportunities. Mayor Michelle Wu today
•Karol Mendieta, Roxbury/Jamaica Plain The 2021 SPARK Boston Council members live in 21 of the 24 different Boston neighborhoods, and include people born and raised as far away as Pakistan and China. Over 65 percent of council members are people of color. Approximately 40 percent of the Council are native Bostonians, while others are from Texas, Ohio, Florida, New York, and California. “I am so excited to engage this council virtually,” said SPARK Director Audrey Seraphin of her new colleagues. “They have completed the entire application and interview process through the technolog...
The incoming members are tasked with promoting civic engagement among young Bostonians virtually. Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the incoming Mayor's 2021 SPARK Boston Council. The diverse 41-member group, composed of 33 new and eight returning members, will spend the next 12 months working to continue the program's work virtually, opening up new lines of communication between young adults and leaders in City government. Originally started as ONEin3 in 2004, SPARK Boston is celebrating 16 years of civic engagement with over 400 20- to 35-year-old Boston residents having served on the...
Incoming members tasked with promoting civic engagement among young Bostonians virtually Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the incoming Mayor's 2021 SPARK Boston Council. The diverse 41-member group, composed of 33 new and eight returning members, will spend the next 12 months working to continue the program's work virtually, opening up new lines of communication between young adults and leaders in City government. Originally started as ONEin3 in 2004, SPARK Boston is celebrating 16 years of civic engagement with over 400 20- to 35-year-old Boston residents having served on the council ...