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Revere appointment subcommittee recommends Albert Teche for Human Rights Commission
Summary
The Revere appointment subcommittee on Aug. 25 recommended Albert Teche to the Human Rights Commission after an interview; an absent candidate's appointment was deferred.
The Revere appointment subcommittee on Aug. 25 recommended Albert Teche for appointment to the City of Revere Human Rights Commission following a brief interview.
Teche, who gave his name and address as 197 R Cushman Ave, told the subcommittee he has lived in Revere most of his life and works as a marriage and family therapist. "I have worked with a lot of people and have been able to hear the stories of what it's like to be from a subjugated group and feel the forces of oppression," Teche said. He added that, as someone who holds "a lot of spaces of privilege," he seeks to act as a "trusted ally."
The subcommittee's chair, Chairwoman McKenna, opened the item and invited Teche to speak. Councilor Hess, who said he knows Teche from coaching Revere Youth Baseball and Softball, praised his experience and urged Teche to "do a good job for the city." After discussion, members said they would vote the nomination out favorably from the subcommittee.
The subcommittee also noted that another appointee, Victor Pelletier, was unable to attend because he was sick; Pelletier had completed interviews with the mayor and with Steven Morabito and the subcommittee agreed to defer action on that appointment.
The appointment subcommittee concluded after the Teche item and did not record a roll-call breakdown in the transcript for the Teche recommendation. The transcript records the subcommittee saying the nomination would be voted out favorably, but a formal tally for the appointment does not appear in the provided excerpt.
Clarifying details recorded in the meeting: Teche's occupation (marriage and family therapist); his Revere address (197 R Cushman Ave); his self-description as a lifelong Revere resident who returned about 15 years ago after college and graduate school.
The nomination will proceed from the appointment subcommittee according to committee practice; the transcript does not record whether the full City Council later confirmed the appointment.
