Judy Pineda Neufeld is the President of the Somerville City Council, first elected in 2021 as one of the first two Latinas to serve on the Council. She represents Ward 7 on the City Council and brings her lived and professional experience to advance equity and justice for the Somerville community. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Judy moved to Somerville in 2001 to attend Tufts University, where she fell in love with the city and has lived in neighborhoods across Somerville ever since. She holds an MBA with honors from Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business and has built a career focused on leadership development, community organizing, and advancing inclusion and justice.
Prior to her election, Judy led Somerville’s Immigrant Services Unit during the city’s Covid-19 response, ensuring that immigrant families had access to critical resources. She has also worked nationally to recruit and train thousands of women and people of color to run for office through Emerge, led equity-focused initiatives for local and statewide organizations, and runs her own consulting business, providing strategy and leadership development services to nonprofit organizations all across the country. She lives in Somerville with her husband, Mark, and cutest toddler in the city, Isaac.