Yvonne M. Spicer

Dr. Yvonne Michelle Spicer (born June 30, 1962) is an American educator, democratic politician, and a former mayor from Framingham, Massachusetts. She was inaugurated on January 1, 2018, becoming the first African-American woman to be popularly elected mayor in Massachusetts, and served until she lost reelection on January 1, 2022 to Charles Sisitsky. She was previously the Vice President for Advocacy and Educational Partnerships at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts.

Early life and education Yvonne Spicer grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the third of four children of Willie and Dorothy Spicer. When she was six years old, a visit to her class by Shirley Chisholm left a lasting impression of the importance of leadership and public service. Spicer's father died when she was ten. She was 13 years old when she got her first job running errands, peeling potatoes and stocking shelves for a Brooklyn restaurant, and her first official job was working for McDonald's. She earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2004. and eventually becoming Chair of Technology Education, where she rose to vice president for Advocacy and Educational Partnerships,

Politics Spicer served on the Framingham Human Relations Commission and the Democratic Town Committee. She was elected to Framingham's representative Town Meeting in 2016, where she served as vice-chair for Precinct 6, and on the Standing Committee on Ways and Means. Senator Elizabeth Warren held the bible for Spicer's swearing in on January 1, 2018.

Honors Selected by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration in 2000 to participate in an aerospace engineering program for technology educators 2017 President-Elect to the International Technology Engineering Education Association (ITEEA)