Lisa Wong

Lisa A. Wong is an American politician who is the town manager of South Hadley, Massachusetts and the former mayor of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She was the city's first Asian American mayor and the first Asian American female mayor in the state of Massachusetts.

Early life Wong is the daughter of Chinese immigrants who came to the United States in 1970. She grew up in North Andover. Her parents owned a Chinese restaurant named Hong Kong Kitchen in Haverhill, Mass., where Wong helped out as a child. Her parents encouraged her to receive an education so that she could take control of her own life.

Career Wong began working in Fitchburg at the Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority in 2001 and was the executive director by 2004. When she took the position of mayor, the city "was on the edge of financial ruin." Wong won reelection three times before announcing in 2015 that she would not seek a fifth term as mayor.

On November 1, 2018, Wong became town manager of Winchester, Massachusetts.

On November 1, 2021, Wong was sworn in as the town administrator of South Hadley, Massachusetts.

Personal Wong met Anthony Soto at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ceremony took place in November 2014.