District 10 - Mazi Melesa Pilip

BIOGRAPHY: 

Mazi Melesa Pilip is currently serving her second term as a Nassau County Legislator for the 10th Legislative District which includes: Great Neck, Manhasset, New Hyde Park, Roslyn and Plandome.

At the age of 12, Mazi immigrated to Israel with her family as part of Operation Solomon and would later enter the Israel Defense Force, serving in the IDF’s elite Paratrooper Brigade, as a gunsmith. Following her military service, Mazi earned a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Haifa and a master’s degree in diplomacy and security from Tel Aviv University.