City of Medford, Medford, MA 02155
Sophie Greenebaum is an experienced public health professional currently serving as the Mystic Valley Public Health Coalition Prevention Coordinator for the City of Medford since October 2022. Prior to this role, Sophie worked as a College Admissions Counselor at SoFlo SAT Tutoring and served as a Health Equity Unit Corps Member with the Academic Public Health Corps. Sophie's background includes significant research and coordination experience, notably as a Senior Program Coordinator for the NeuroGAP-Psychosis project at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and roles as a Clinical Research Coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital and various undergraduate research assistant positions at esteemed institutions. Sophie holds a Master of Public Health with a focus on Social and Behavioral Sciences from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Tufts University.
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City of Medford, Medford, MA 02155
The name Medford is thought to have come from "the ford by the meadow" or "Meadford" thus commemorating the importance of the fordable part of the Mystic River located just west of present-day Medford Square. The original area of Medford was owned by Mathew Cradock, the first Governor of the Massachusetts colonies. Although Cradock never saw it, he employed men to develop his land into a plantation. After his death, the plantation passed to his heirs and then was sold en masse in 1652 to Edward Collins. The area was designated a "peculiar" which signified that it was private property and not a properly incorporated town. Collins began selling pieces of land to others after 1656. In 1684, Medford was granted the right to raise its own money by the General Court. In 1892, Medford became incorporated as a city.