Maria Aybar – 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
Brandeis University

Undergraduate School
Amherst College

Fellowship
City of Boston, Mayor’s Office for Workforce Development

Supervisor
Katy Gall, Deputy Director of Workforce Development and Lisa Bower, Senior Program Manager

Mentors
Kenneth Turner, President and CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and Rappaport Institute Advisory Board member and Melissa Bustillo, Boston College School of Social Work and 2022 Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Biography
Maria will be working on the Tuition-Free Community College Plan from the City of Boston Office of Workforce Development. The city wants to ensure that all immigrants, regardless of their status, feel comfortable applying to the program.