Over the past year, Kim has been a strong leader to help Salem through the pandemic and economic downturn. 

From her quick actions setting up food assistance and volunteer aid to vulnerable residents, to providing tens of thousands of free masks to seniors and businesses – from leading regional quarantine and vaccination efforts to putting together innovative school and neighborhood testing programs that have served as a model throughout Massachusetts – from transparently publicizing extensive metrics and updates about COVID in the community to leading the City’s COVID Response Task Force, Kim has been present, focused, and determined to do what’s necessary to protect Salem resident’s lives and livelihoods, to get our kids back into the classroom safely, and to ensure our local economy rebounds strong.