Sofya Gray Email & Phone Number

- Legal assistant to the Executive Director in day to day legal matters at Secretary Galvin’s office; - Assistant to the Director and Legal Counsel of Massachusetts Lobbyist Division (M.G.L. Chapter 3, Section 39);- Service of process pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 156D, §15.10;- Legal aid at state corporate hearings pursuant 950 CMR § 101.01 and M.G.L. Chapter 30A, s. 10;- Civil and criminal subpoenas procedures for state and federal procedures the manner set forth in M.G.L. Chapter 156D, §15.10;- Draft and review of corporate legal documents for the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in federal and state legal matters;- Appointed Notary Public;- Skilled in drafting, reviewing and filing with the Court system memorandums, motions, affidavits, final-pre trial forms etc; - Hands on experience with trial preparations, depositions preparations, evidence authentication pursuant Massachusetts Rule of Civil Procedure 43;- Communication with Massachusetts Legislators;

- Timely acknowledging and responding to records requests/appeals in accordance with Mass. General Laws c.66;- Communicating with individuals submitting requests;- Report to the Secretary of the Commonwealth information pertaining to requests for public records;- Communicating with Secondary Records Access Officers at other City/Town agencies and Massachusetts Registries of Deeds, when necessary;- Coordinating record’s requests to the Secondary Records Access Officers of 17 divisions of Secretary of the Commonwealth;- Maintaining records of significant interest database for Securities, Lobbyist, Elections, Massachusetts Archives, Commissions, Corporations, Public Records, State Bookstore, Massachusetts Census, Massachusetts Historical Commission, Records Conservation Board, Publications & Regulations divisions.

- Review and approve corporate filings for Business Trusts, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships, Corporations, Non-profits - Work specifically with mergers, transfer of authority, conversions, registrations, terminations, withdrawals, amendment filings- Provide general guidance to new entities on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (Corporate Transparency Act)

Us

The Rockport Cultural Council is one in the 355-member network of Local Cultural Councils which are funded and managed by the Massachusetts Cultural Council to provide state grants and/or programming to promote excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences in every Massachusetts community. RCC awards grants to schools, organizations, and individuals in their communities based on that community's cultural needs.

Boston, Ma, Us

- Ethical creation of sustainable handmade swimwear products made from recycled materials. "AnnaMay" is focused on 100%- carbon neutral and vegan production techniques. We take serious actions to educate people about the danger of microplastic pollution at sea and proper disposal techniques of our products with respect to the environment - Individual approach to sustainable "green" fashion - Management of all features of early stage small startup including: ethical pattern design, tailoring, marketing through social media platforms, fabric sourcing from regional distributor, machine equipment maintenance, brand awareness, collaboration with brand ambassadors/ volunteers from USA, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Switzerland, Russia, South Korea, Italy- “AnnaMay” products were also recognized/participated/shown on CBS News Los Angeles (from September 5th, 2020),“TheCHIVE” media group, upcoming “Cape Ann Magazine”, “MassChallenge” Boston and Miss Massachusetts 2019, Miss Hawaii 2019, first runner up Miss USA 2019. Products were promoted/shown by: "Tula Endless Summer", "Sailing Nandji", "Sports Illustrated" model battling alopecia - Christie Valdiserri- Brand awareness through email marketing and social media platforms primarily focused on North American region and Australia. Web site design, maintenance and adjustment to social media platforms

- Research of global models of carbon reduction plans- Gather cost/benefit data and funding source information from Massachusetts towns that are ahead of Rockport with climate policy and can show financial results, short and long term. - Special projects working with municipal financial data across Massachusetts - Attending town and committee hearings regarding future possibilities of implementation of Net Zero Resolution Policy in Rockport.

▪ provided research support to candidate for Mayor of Boston Tito Jackson on residential/commercial property tax rate increase in Boston/Cambridge area over 2010-2016▪ helped Boston City Council Committee on Education to prepare for the hearing regarding Boston Public School Suitable Professional Capacity Teacher Program▪ took part at Boston City Council hearings regarding 2017 Fiscal Year budget approval, sales regulations in the city of Boston, District 7 community meetings▪ provided analysis and research support on social-economic causes of suicide rates among African-American students in Boston Public Schools 2006-2015

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics

Associate Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Associate'S Degree

Specialist, Linguistics And French Language

Diploma Of Education, Piano & Classic Vocal