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Tania Fernandes Anderson was born in Cape Verde. At the age of 10, she immigrated from Cape Verde to Roxbury, two places that she says formed the foundation of her unwavering commitment to the community. Tania was elected to the Boston City Council on November 2, 2021, becoming the first African immigrant and Muslim-American elected to the Boston City Council. She represented District 7, consisting of Roxbury, Dorchester, Fenway, and part of the South End, until July 4, 2025.
Tania is the Executive Director of Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets, and has been a parent advocate with the Boston Public Schools, a program manager for a homeless women’s shelter, a business owner, and a child social worker. She has also been a foster mom to 17 kids while raising two biological children.
The equitable distribution of mental health services has always been near to the Councilor’s heart, which is why she founded Noah’s Advocate. Noah’s Advocate is a trauma-informed mental health program that serves underrepresented communities. Tania is also the founder of a program that supports at-risk youth through theatre, fashion, and art. The shows and performances routinely sell out the historic Strand Theatre in Dorchester.
Tania attended the John D. O’Bryant High School of Mathematics and Science in Roxbury and Springfield College. She is the proud mother of a US Marine and a young emerging Artist. In her spare time, Tania enjoys sewing gowns and playwriting.
