Government Affairs Series: Kristen Strezo

Please join us for an engaging and timely morning Government Affairs Forum with Somerville City Councilor-at-Large Kristen Strezo.   Councilor Strezo is a fighter, a social justice advocate, a single mom, a former punk rock singer, a co-chair of the Somerville Commission for Women, a journalist and a proud Somerville resident.  Born on the South Side of Chicago, Kristen is the descendent of factory workers and formed a popular Chicago feminist punk band while studying community activism in college.  She graduated with honors from DePaul University in 2006 with a degree in Women’s Studies and Communications.   She earned her degree from Harvard University, extension in 2015 and won Harvard’s commencement speech prize; her speech describing the unique needs of Sandwich Generation families. 

The Chamber's Government Affairs Series is sponsored by Winter Hill Bank.