1. Priscilla MacKenzie "Kenzie" Bok was born on June 30,1989 and is the administrator of the Boston Housing Authority.
17 Facts About Kenzie Bok
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Kenzie Bok is a lecturer on Social Studies at Harvard University, where she teaches intellectual history and history of philosophy.
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In 2023, Mayor Michelle Wu appointed Kenzie Bok to become the head of the Boston Housing Authority.
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Kenzie Bok was born in Boston on June 30,1989 and grew up in the Bay Village neighborhood.
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Kenzie Bok's family had been involved in the Ward 5 Democratic Committee going back two generations.
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Kenzie Bok is the great-granddaughter of astronomers Bart Bok and Priscilla Fairfield Bok.
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Kenzie Bok is an intellectual historian who specializes in the young John Rawls and his path to writing A Theory of Justice.
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Kenzie Bok interned for the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign at its Chicago headquarters, then, following the election, was an intern in 2010 at the White House.
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Kenzie Bok later served as budget director for At-Large Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George and as senior advisor for policy and planning at the Boston Housing Authority.
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Kenzie Bok has long been an advocate in support of affordable housing.
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Kenzie Bok declared her candidacy for the Boston City Council in April 2019 following the decision of Josh Zakim to not seek a third term as councillor for District 8.
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Kenzie Bok led the council's budget processes during part of her tenure on the Boston City Council.
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Kenzie Bok was the leading figure in addressing the council's input in the city's distribution of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Kenzie Bok is believed to have attempted to secure support to be elected by her fellow councilors as the council's president for the session of the council that began in 2022.
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Kenzie Bok began her transition into the office in May 2023 with plans to take office sometime in the summer of 2023 after her predecessor, Kate Bennett, departed.
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Kenzie Bok is among the youngest individuals to ever head the agency.
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Kenzie Bok is a longtime member and vestry member at Trinity Church in Boston's Copley Square.