Erga Pierrette is a licensed clinical social worker who is passionate about education and social justice. She earned a BSW from Salem State University where she became the First Black Woman Student Trustee and co-founded the Multicultural Student Association. She holds an MSW from Simmons University and is a licensed School Adjustment Counselor. Erga is a co-convener for Malden Community Organizing for Racial Equity (MaldenCORE), Co-chair of the Malden Cultural Council, Mystic Valley Opportunity Center (MVOC) Advisory Board member, serves on the Executive Board of the Mystic Valley Area Branch NAACP, Chair of the Environmental Justice Committee, and is a member of the steering committee for Malden Reads. Pronouns: she/her/hers