Evans Kyei – Rappaport

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2023

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School
University of Massachusetts Boston

Undergraduate School
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Fellowship
Boston Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services

Supervisor
Catrina Cooley, Community Affairs Manager

Mentors
Dan Rivera, Executive Director, MassDevelopment and Vincent Sweeney, Boston College School of Social Work and 2022 Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Biography
Attorney generals from across the US collectively sued opioid companies for their role in driving the opioid epidemic. Boston is receiving funding like many MA municipalities. This Spring the Boston Public Health Commission is conducting a feedback process to gather input from the community on how Boston should use the funds. Evans will provide broad support on opioid remediation. Example activities include: participation in RFP writing and selecting awardees, supporting implementation of programming, and/or producing the yearly report to the State.