波士頓市長馬丁華殊（ Martin J. Walsh）昨（十）日宣佈，再聘一名在他競選市長時具關鍵份量者。去年和他角逐市長職位的巴洛斯（John F. Barros）將出任波士頓市的首名經濟發展長。
巴洛斯（John F. Barros）1973年在洛士百利（Roxbury）出生，父母是來自佛得角群島（Cape
Verde islands）的移民。 他從常春藤名校之一的達特茅斯學院（Dartmouth College）畢業後，曾在紐約曼哈頓大公司工作，後來回波士頓，在杜爹利鄰居會（Dudley Neighbors,
Inc.)中歷任要職，並升至執行長，期間曾任波士頓市學校委員會委員。
2013年的波士頓市長選舉，共有12人參選。巴洛斯在初選中得票率排名第六。兩週之後，他和另一名初選失利的候選人，小阿若約（Felix G. Arroyo）一起加入馬丁華殊的競選陣營。
他們的背書支持馬丁華殊，擴大了馬丁華殊在黑人，拉丁裔選民圈中獲得的支持率，進而幫助馬丁華殊贏德選舉。
馬丁華殊在一月初接掌波士頓市長一職後，立即指派小阿若約出任健康及人民服務長（health and human services）時，人們已經預期巴洛斯也將獲聘任。
巴洛斯獲聘的經濟發展長職位，是個新創造出來的位置，將對波士頓市的許多部門，機構都有監管權。他將是波士頓市長內閣的17名要員之一。
波市府昨日表示，波士頓重建局仍將保有自己的局長，董事會，但將歸屬巴洛斯監管。巴洛斯將監管的其他機構包括，消費者事務，牌照，旅遊，波士頓就業局，工作及社區服務，特別活動，波士頓居民就業政策，以及小型及地方企業辦公室。
Mayor Walsh appoints John Barros as Economic Development Chief
BOSTON – Today, during a visit to Future Chefs in the South End, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of John Barros as Chief of his Economic Development Cabinet. The appointment is a significant step towards revitalizing the way Boston approaches economic development.
"John shares my belief that we have to do more than better organize our efforts – we have to ensure those efforts lead to more opportunities for all of Boston’s residents and business owners," said Mayor Walsh. "Boston’s economy is in a good position, but we can do better. With John, our job creators, and our communities all working together, we will create more economic opportunities throughout our city and take Boston to the next level."
In his role, Barros will focus on fostering economic development in all of Boston's neighborhoods through marketing Boston on a national and international scale; ensuring access to employment, pathways to careers, and strong job growth; streamlining licensing and permitting processes; and supporting small businesses, particularly women- and minority-owned businesses.
At just 17 years old, Barros was the first youth elected to the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) Board of Directors, dedicated to community collaboration in neighborhood development. Barros served as Vice President of the DSNI Board and of Dudley Neighbors, Inc., a community land trust created to assure permanent affordable housing. He went on to serve as the Executive Director of DSNI.
Barros is a graduate of Dartmouth College, where he studied Economics and African/African-American Studies. During his time there, Barros was accepted into an executive training internship and placed at Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, where he worked full-time following his graduation. At Chubb, Barros helped underwrite initial public offerings for dot-com startups, supporting new business growth.
Barros is a member of the 2005 Fellows class in the South African-United States Center for Leadership and Public Values and is a 2007 Barr Foundation Fellow. He has served on the Community Advisory Board for Northeastern University’s Race and Justice Institute and the Board of the New Democracy Coalition, and was elected Co-Chairperson of the Center for Community Builders, a national practitioner network. He was a member of the Aspen Institute’s Roundtable on Community Change. He is also a member of the Skillman Foundation Board of Trustees Program Committee, based out of Detroit, with a special focus in neighborhood revitalization.
Barros has received numerous awards for his work, including: the inaugural Community Service Award from the Boston Day & Evening Academy in 2008; the Robert Leo Ruffin Award for his work with youth from the Archdiocese of Boston in 2004; and the Action for Boston Community Development Roxbury Community Award in 2000.
羅德島大學孔子學院，中國學生學者聯誼會，中文領航項目，中國文化俱樂部攜手，二月七日晚，在羅德島大學金士頓校區愛德華禮堂張燈結彩的舉辦馬年春節聯歡晚會。出席觀眾全被好節目，紅燈籠，喧囂人聲，橫溢墨香，薰染得喜氣洋洋。
聯歡會由羅德島大學孔子學院中方院長李淑敏主持。該校校長David Dooley，華裔教職人員俱樂部主席楊慶教授，中國學生學者聯誼會主席張迟，孔子學院院長何文潮等人，先後上台致詞，拜年，說新春祝福話。
最先出場的是兒童節目。從“花手絹”，“冰糖葫蘆”，到四歲小朋友演出“最炫民族風”，三名小朋友合作改編化妝歌舞“熊貓怎麼說”，兒童們個個憨態可掬，萌翻全場。
羅德島本地的舞蹈節目也很有特色。北京士頓社區選送的“扇子舞“表演，由金髮碧眼的美國女孩擔綱，竟然也婀娜多姿。中國學生學者聯誼會由蘇亮，宋楊，費明星自彈自唱”一生有你“，陳亦心彈古箏”鐵馬吟“，陳震唱”等你愛我“，傾倒不少觀眾。
