Essex County

Essex County Commission on the Status of Women

Established 2010

The Essex County Commission on the Status of Women represents all towns in Essex County including Saugus, Lynnfield, Lynn, Peabody, Swampscott, Salem, Marblehead, Danvers, Beverly, Middleton, Topsfield, Wenham, Hamilton, Manchester-by-the-sea, Essex, Gloucester, Rockport, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, Amesbury, Merrimac, West Newbury, Haverhill, Groveland, Georgetown, North Andover, Andover, Methuen, and Lawrence.

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Commissioners

Geetha Rao Ramani, Chair
Jennifer Allport-Anderson
Ariana Contreras
Joanna de Pena
Sophia Gross
Linette Perez
Ivanna Solano
Brianna Sullivan
Maeva Veillard

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Essex County Commission on the Status of Women (ECCSW) held a Facebook Live panel event “Overcoming Abuse: Stories and Support” on October 1 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, featuring survivors and panelists from Saheli, a South Asian domestic violence organization; Amirah, an anti-sex trafficking organization; and Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC).