特里斯坦是公立学校的产物。他从幼儿园到 12 年级都在斯旺普斯科特公立学校上学，高三时他还担任过学校委员会的学生代表。之后他进入塞勒姆州立大学，以优异成绩毕业，获得政治学学士学位。从塞勒姆州立大学毕业后，他进入萨福克大学法学院，获得法学博士学位，并于 2024 年 6 月宣誓成为马萨诸塞州律师。
特里斯坦的整个成年生活都在从事各种与青少年打交道的工作。他曾在林恩公立学校、斯旺普斯科特公立学校和圣玛丽林恩学校担任代课老师，这为他提供了一个独特的机会，让他亲眼目睹 K-12 年级不同课堂老师的不同经历。此外，在萨福克大学法学院就读期间，特里斯坦作为马歇尔-布伦南宪法奖学金项目的一部分，在波士顿公立学校教授宪法。他还在弗雷德里克道格拉斯学院和林恩理工学院担任北岸社区学院的早期大学兼职教授，为林恩公立学校的学生授课。2024 年，他被任命为林恩市青年和青少年工作组成员，该工作组是由议员妮可·麦克莱恩和市长贾里德·尼科尔森创建的新工作组。
特里斯坦担任越野和田径教练已有 10 年。在此期间，特里斯坦荣获马萨诸塞州校际体育协会年度最佳教练奖，该奖项颁发给对学生运动员的生活产生积极影响的“教师教练”。特里斯坦与其他林恩田径教练（包括林恩技术学院教练约翰·霍根）共同创立了 All Lynn Track and Field，该组织每年举办全市田径和越野比赛，将数百名林恩学校学生运动员聚集在一起，共度一天，感受友谊、竞争和城市自豪感。特里斯坦目前担任 All Lynn Track and Field 的总裁，该组织现在是一家 501(c)3 非营利组织，为林恩越野和田径运动员和队伍提供支持。
在他的职业生涯中，特里斯坦是林恩法律联合律师事务所的创始人和负责人，这是一家专注于移民和商业法的综合律师事务所。他会说英语和西班牙语，住在林恩市中心。你可以在林恩海滨大道或林恩伍兹看到他跑步，在曼宁球场执教，或者光顾他最喜欢的当地景点之一。
“我之所以参选，是因为我确实认为学校是实现均衡的强大力量，而这正是我们所需要的：公平。我相信公立学校，因为我相信我们自己。我们必须确保公立学校是宏伟的机构，成为教育、创造力、包容性和灵感的灯塔，不仅为部分学生，而且为所有学生。这是我们面临的伟大任务——让我明确一点：这是一项艰巨的任务。然而，我希望成为其中的一股积极力量。”
RESUME
BAR ADMISSION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2024
United States District Court, Massachusetts, 2025
EDUCATION
Suffolk University Law School
Juris Doctor, May 2022
Honors: Trustee Academic Scholarship (2019-2022); Dean’s List (2020); Best Oral Advocate Award, Legal Practice Skills (2020)
Teaching: Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, Teaching Fellow (2020-2021)
Organizations: Student Bar Association – Chief of Staff (2021-2022)
Suffolk University Men’s Track and Field - Captain
Salem State University, Salem, MA
Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, Political Science, May 2018
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi National Political Science Honor Society
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Lynn Legal Associates, Lynn, MA
Founder and Principal Attorney January 2025 – present
· Owner and proprietor
· General practice attorney specializing in immigration and business cases
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
Research assistant to Professor Ragini Shah February 2021 – April 2021
· Assisted in legislative research of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act and 2006 Secure Fencing Act
· Credited as a research assistant in 2024 book, Constructed Movements: Extraction and Resistance in Mexican Migrant Communities (Race, Labor Migration, and the Law)
Suffolk County Superior Court, Boston, MA June 2020 – August 2020
Judicial Intern to the Honorable Robert N. Tochka
· Attended hearings over Zoom in accordance with COVID-19 procedures
· Researched legal issues and prepare memorandums upon judge’s request
WORK EXPERIENCE
North Shore Community College, Lynn, MA August 2024 – December 2024
Adjunct Professor
· Taught in the early college division at North Shore, working with Lynn Public School students
· Taught two sections of Understanding Higher Education and Career Pathways at Frederick Douglass Collegiate Academy and one section of Speech at Lynn Tech
Saint Mary’s High School, Lynn, MA March 2018 – present
Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field Coach
· Serving as head coach for boys and girls cross country and indoor and outdoor track
· Coaching students from grades 6 through 12 specializing in sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and relay events
· 2023 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association Coach of the Year
· 2023 Daily Item Coach of the Year
· Co-creator and Meet Director of Lynn All City Championship Meets
Tides Restaurant, Nahant, MA May 2015 – present
Server/Bartender/Manager
· Promotion from server to bartender to day-to-day operations manager
· Trained new team members, staffed shifts based on the day’s events and weather, took orders, and mitigated conflicts, all while maintaining professional decorum
· Now serving on a “pick up only” basis
SKILLS, INTERESTS, AND CERTIFICATIONS
Massachusetts Notary Public (Commission expires August 26, 2027)
USATF Level 1 Track and Field Coaching Certification
Certified in CPR, AED, and first-aid
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Member, Lynn Youth and Adolescence Taskforce January 2024 - present
· Appointed by Mayor Jared Nicholson as a member of the Lynn Youth and Adolescence Taskforce, a group whose mission includes crafting policies to address youth workforce development, after-school programming, and other initiatives that affect young people in the city
President, All Lynn Track and Field February 2025 - present
Ward 5 Chair, Lynn Democratic City Committee April 2024 - present
Furthermore, Tristan is a proud member of the following community and professional organizations: North Shore Latino Business Association, Lynn Rotary Club, North Shore Juneteenth Association, Neighbor to Neighbor, Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce, Massachusetts Senior Action Council, Lynn Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Starting Out Solo Bar Association, Friends of Lynn and Nahant Beach, Marblehead Chamber of Commerce, Lynn Community Television, Lynn Museum, and the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association.