Accomplishments

Hosts community dinners, dialogues, and forums to provide a forum to discuss issues in the community and provide a space to problem solve alongside policymakers and housing providers.
Canvasses neighborhoods to connect with neighbors and learn hopes and concerns.
Hosts community clean-ups with residents and town leadership.
Hosted development tour with the mayor of Derby, and meets regularly with the mayor of Ansonia.

Hosts monthly community gatherings, informational sessions, and public forums attended regularly by residents and community leaders of both parties, including a televised mayoral forum, a police-community discussion, and several information sessions around housing and food.
Successfully campaigned to establish the town Fair Rent Commission and staff it with diverse representation. Now driving efforts to re-establish the town Housing Partnership Committee.
Won representation on Board of Alders, Planning & Zoning, Board of Education, and Fair Rent Commission.
Championed and helped author new accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations.
Led efforts for transparency and public involvement in spending American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Partnered with Milford Education Advocates to restore $1.7M to budget, drove attendance at public hearings.
Co-produced Milford’s first large-scale Juneteenth celebration.

Hosted American Rescue Plan (ARPA) forums; now leading the creation of a town community and youth center with ARPA funds.
Won representation on town Planning & Zoning and Building/Planning Committee.
Won loosened regulations around accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Started a successful Neighbor- to-Neighbor Food Pantry, whose founder is now the director of the town food bank.
Co-sponsored the first Oxford- Seymour Juneteenth

Successfully campaigned to establish a town Affordable Housing Committee; now has a majority of seats on the committee.
Won representation on Planning & Zoning and Board of Education.
Won loosened regulations around accessory dwelling units (ADUs), including their use to generate income
Won zoning approval for an adolescent inpatient mental health treatment facility
Successfully campaigned for increased accessibility and hours at the town food bank,and started a new Food to Kids program.
Co-sponsored the first Oxford- Seymour Juneteenth.

Created and maintain Brookside Cooperative Housing, the state’s first housing cooperative, and the Naugatuck Valley Housing Development Corporation, a region-wide community land trust.
Uniting faith, labor, and neighborhood leaders in campaigns connecting housing, environmental justice, and domestic workers’ rights.
Hosting community forums with alders and restarting Fair Rent Commission.