Kenzie Bok | |
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_(adjusted).jpg) Bok in 2023 | |
| Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Bennett |
| Member of the Boston City Council from the 8th district | |
| In office January 6, 2020 – April 28, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Josh Zakim |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Durkan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Priscilla MacKenzie Bok June 30, 1989 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Relatives | John F. Bok (grandfather) Joan Toland Bok (grandmother) Bart Bok (great-grandfather) Priscilla Fairfield Bok (great-grandmother) |
| Residence(s) | Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Philosophy career | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB, History); University of Cambridge (M.Phil, 2012; PhD, 2016) |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic Social liberalism |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
Main interests | |
Notable ideas | Affordable housing is a social and economic justice issue |
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Priscilla MacKenzie "Kenzie" Bok (born June 30, 1989) is the administrator of the Boston Housing Authority. She previously served as a member of the Boston City Council, representing District 8, which includes Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, and the West End.[1][2] She is also a lecturer on Social Studies at Harvard University, where she teaches intellectual history and history of philosophy.[3] Bok was elected to the City Council in the November 2019 election.[2] In 2023, Mayor Michelle Wu appointed Bok to become the head of the Boston Housing Authority.
- ^ Valencia, Milton J. (2020-01-06). "Boston ushers in historic diversity with new City Council, leadership". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ a b Murphy, Dan (2019-11-08). "Kenzie Bok Triumphs in District 8 City Council Race". Beacon Hill Times. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ "Kenzie Bok". Committee on Degrees in Social Studies. Retrieved 2020-01-07.