Maria Perez

North End, West End, and Wharf District Liaison

Maria Perez is a third-generation North End resident. As the Liaison for the North End, West End, and Wharf District in the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, Maria serves as a vital connection between City Hall and the communities she knows so well. Her work focuses on ensuring residents’ voices are heard, city services are accessible, and neighborhood pride is honored.

Maria is a graduate of Boston Public Schools and has deep roots in community work. She spent five years working with youth and families in Chinatown and previously served at the Nazzaro Community Center, where she oversaw youth and teen programming and dedicated countless volunteer hours giving back to the very place that helped shape her.

Her commitment to public service is inspired by her family: her father worked in the City’s Public Works Department, and her grandfather was Deputy Commissioner of the Elderly Department under Mayor Kevin White. Most recently, Maria worked at Massachusetts General Hospital before stepping into her current role, where she continues her family's legacy of civic engagement and neighborhood advocacy. 

She loves Boston for its rich history, tight-knit communities, accessibility and traditions. These values continue to guide her work and deepen her commitment to the neighborhoods she serves.

Ciara D'Amico

Deputy Director

Ciara D’Amico is a third generation North End resident who attended Eliot School and Boston Latin Academy. She received her degree in Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a minor in Social Work from Saint Anselm College. 

In her free time, D’Amico enjoys spending time with her family and friends, along with shopping, trying out new restaurants, traveling, and exercising.

Ciara D’Amico is the Deputy Director of Neighborhoods: Dorchester, East Boston, North End, West End, Wharf District Liaison, Downtown, Chinatown, Leather District, South End and Bay Village. 

Christopher Breen

Deputy Director

Christopher Breen was born and raised in the city of Boston. He grew up in Charlestown and is a proud Boston Public Schools graduate of Boston Latin Academy. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

Chris has spent over 18 years working in multiple capacities for the City of Boston, beginning his career as a teenager in the “redshirt” program for BCYF. Chris then went on to work nine years for the Boston Public Schools as a teacher at the Eliot School in the North End. He joined the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services where he worked three years as the Charlestown Liaison. He worked close to six years as the Urban Renewal Manager at the Boston Planning and Development Agency before returning to the Mayor’s Office as a Deputy Director of Neighborhood Services. Chris returned to Neighborhood Services because he has a passion for helping improve and streamline City services to help make Boston a better place to live for every resident.

When Breen is not serving the people of Boston, he loves to attend Boston Bruins and Celtics games.

Christopher Breen is the Deputy Director of Neighborhoods: Dorchester, East Boston, North End, West End, Wharf District Liaison, Downtown, Chinatown, Leather District, South End, and Bay Village.