Interim Senior Program Manager
mmazzola@barbaralee.com 
MaryRose Mazzola advances the Barbara Lee Political Officeâs mission to elect Democratic, pro-choice women through political fundraising, candidate training, event planning, and research projects.
Prior to joining Team Lee, MaryRose served as Senior Advisor on Mayor-elect Michelle Wuâs campaign, as Chief of Staff to State Senator Barry Finegold, and as Senator Finegoldâs Chief Strategist and Campaign Manager. From 2016-2018, she was the Executive Director of the Boston Womenâs Workforce Council, the City of Bostonâs public-private initiative dedicated to closing gender and racial wage gaps.
In addition to her work at the Barbara Lee Political Office, MaryRose currently serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Merrimack College Women’s and Gender Studies Department, where she teaches gender and immigration law. She earned her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 2021, a Master in Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2015, and a Bachelor’s degree in political science from the Merrimack College Honors Program in 2012.
âThose closest to the pain should be closest to the power.â -Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley