Mayor Wu has appointed Anthony Nguyen to serve as the Mid-Dorchester liaison in her office of neighborhood services. At the same time, Mattapan liaison Eric James announced that he was moving on from his position after two years and taking a job with the city’s Office of Police Accountability & Transparency.

Nguyen is a lifelong Dorchester resident. Prior to joining the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, Nguyen was the director of SPARK Boston, where he held the position of captain, volunteering his time assisting with programming efforts.
The son of Vietnamese immigrants, Nguyen’s role as the Mid-Dorchester liaison will focus on Uphams Corner, Bowdoin/Geneva, Four Corners, and Codman Square areas. Since Dorchester is the largest neighborhood in the city, there are two liaisons who provide constituent services for the neighborhood. Ross Cochran serves Dorchester Bay, Savin Hill, Ashmont, and Lower Mills. No replacement for James has yet been announced.

The Office of Neighborhood Services is seen as integral in connecting residents to City services and resources, facilitating resident input in all aspects of local government, ensuring the appropriate City departments respond to constituent service requests, attending neighborhood meetings, and responding to emergencies such as fires to help displaced residents.