Nora L. Baston
Will be the first African American woman to be police commissioner in Boston
About Nora L. Baston
Nora L. Baston was an American police officer and department chief.
Nora L. Baston is a superintendent in the Bureau of Professional Development, City of Boston Police Department. She is the fourth woman to be superintendent at Boston PD.
Baston was born in the Mattapan neighborhood and lived in Dorchester and Hyde Park. She played basketball at and graduated from Boston Latin School.
In 2023, she was recognized as one of "Boston’s most admired, beloved, and successful Black Women leaders" by the Black Women Lead project.
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