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Tami L. GouveiaDEMDemocrat Politician in Massachusetts, US
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MAResidence (state)

Tami L. Gouveia is a former State Representative who represented the 14th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She represented the towns of Concord and Carlisle, and parts of the towns of Acton and Chelmsford. Gouveia served on the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, the Joint Committee on Export Development, and Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.Tami grew up in Lowell. Her mother and great-grandmother worked in the mills along the Merrimack River. She graduated from the Boston University School of Social Work with dual degrees in social work and public health in 2001. She has a 25-year career in social work, and has worked at the Greater Lawrence Community Health Center. She is a single parent.In 2021, she announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the election in 2022. She supports health care for all.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
Boston University
PhD Doctor of Public Health: Leadership, Management, and Policy
2014 - 2020
Boston University
MPH Environamental Health
1998 - 2002
Boston University
MA Social Work
1998 - 2001
Mount Holyoke College
BA Politics/Women's Studies
1992 - 1996
Past Positions1 - 14 of 14
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House of Representatives
2019 - 2023
Senior Project Consultant
The Rippel Foundation
2019 - Current
Project Director
ReThink Health
2016 - 2018
Senior Project Associate, Training, Curriculum and Tools
ReThink Health
2015 - 2016
Executive Director
Tobacco Free Mass
2013 - 2015
Director of Programs
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center/Massachusetts Healthy Communities System
2004 - 2012
Finance Director
The Jamie Eldridge Committee
2012
Adjunct Professor
Salem State College School of Social Work
2008
Consultant
Family Service Incorporated
2003 - 2004
Program Associate
University of Massachusetts
2002 - 2004
Project Manager
Fenway Community Health Center
2002
Consultant
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Prevention Center
2000 - 2001
Residential Supervisor
Germaine Lawrence Incorporated
1998 - 2000
Counselor
Waltham Battered Women's Shelter
1999
Other Experience1 - 25 of 25
Member
Unitarian Universalist Church of Acton-Snow
Current
Voting Member
Acton Nursing Services Advisory Committee
2017 - 2018
Member
Acton Democratic Town Committee
2017 - Current
Member
Acton League of Women Voters
2017 - Current
State Lead Organizer
Massachusetts Chapter Women's March
2016 - 2017
Policy Committee Member
Massachusetts Public Health Association
2014 - 2016
Leadership Team Member
American Public Health Association
2014
Volunteer
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Troop 72037
2012 - Current
Founding Member
Massachusetts Prevention Alliance
2011 - 2012
Volunteer
Jamie Eldridge for State Senate
2012
Volunteer
Barack Obama for United States President
2012
Volunteer
Elizabeth Warren for Massachusetts
2012
Founder
Lowell Roundtable on Substance Abuse Prevention/ Greater Lowell Health Alliance
2007 - 2011
Reviewer
City of Lowell Community Development Block Grant Reviewer
2007 - 2008
Volunteer
Lowell Women's Week Planning Group
2007 - 2008
Co-Chair
Adelante Youth Center, Incorporated Board of Directors
2005 - 2007
Volunteer
Eileen Donoghue for United States Congress
2007
Volunteer
Howard Dean for President
2004
Counselor
Alternative House
1997 - 1998
Volunteer
Martin "Marty" Meehan for United States Congress
1994
Volunteer
Edward "Ted" Kennedy for United States Senate
1994
Former Member
Rotary Club of Acton-Boxborough
Member
Sisterhood at Congregation Beth Elohim
Member
Progressive Massachusetts, Three Rivers Affinity Group Chapter
Former Member
n Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives