Teresa Marzilli Named Arlington's First Community Outreach Coordinator

ARLINGTON, MA — Arlington’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Director Jillian Harvey announced Friday that Teresa Marzilli has been named the town’s first Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator.

As a part of the DEI division of Health & Human Services, this position works with the DEI Director and other partners to design and implement comprehensive and inclusive community outreach and engagement strategies and opportunities with a focus on the inclusion of historically under-represented groups.

“This new role is quite innovative for the DEI division, now having a face to be present within the Arlington community and serving and building relationships with residents in-person,” Harvey said in a statement. “Teresa’s background in social work and social justice will be an asset to the DEI team.”

“Joining Arlington’s DEI team and working with such a welcoming community has been nothing short of rewarding,” Marzilli said. "We have a great opportunity to make key changes that will break down barriers to engagement, uplift important and needed voices, and impact all our residents in really positive ways.”

Prior to becoming Arlington’s Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, Marzilli attended Boston College’s School of Social Work where they focused in Macro practice, was a part of the student leadership team as the Social Justice Coordinator, and received a leadership award for their work assisting the Macro professors in curriculum redesign.

Marzilli's experience includes working with returning citizens, refugees and immigrants, and youth. They hold a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Vermont.

Marzilli officially began their new role on June 13.