Giordana Mecagni has served on the East Boston Museum and Historical Society board since 2021. An East Boston resident for over 10 years, Giordana serves as Head of Special Collections and University Archivist at Northeastern University. She is currently a member of East Boston's Democratic Ward Committee and has been elected to represent East Boston at the state convention several times. She is also working on Our Home: A Community Archiving Project and building a library at the Dante Alighieri Montessori School.