Mario Paredes – Rappaport

Organization

Rappaport Center at Boston College Law School

Program

Rappaport Law and Public Policy Fellow

Year

2017

I am humbled to be selected as a Rappaport Fellow because it will give me the opportunity to explore and advocate for community-based approaches to public policy making.

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy Fellows Program affords 12 law students from eight Massachusetts law schools the opportunity to work in a state or local government agency during the summer.

Law School
2L: Boston University Law School

Agency
Massachusetts Senator Will Brownsberger’s Office

Project Description
Mario graduated from Lehigh University in 2011 with a B.S. in Finance and Management and then earned his Master’s degree in Higher Education from Harvard in 2012. Prior to law school, Mario spent years working with various community based organizations, schools, and non-profits. Most recently, Mario served as the Administrator and Development Coordinator at Centro Presente, an immigrant rights non-profit in East Boston, MA, where he currently serves as a Board Member. Mario will spend his summer in Senator Will Brownsberger’s office.