Izola (Zola) Shaw has served professionally as a leader at all levels of government for two decades and is a current councilmember for the City of Rockville. She is liaison to the Rockville Human Rights Commission, Rockville Housing Enterprises and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Region Forward Coalition.
In addition to the Rockville CIty Council, Ms. Shaw has served on several Montgomery County and city boards and committees, including the Rockville Charter Review Commission, chaired the Montgomery County Racial Equity and Social Justice Advisory Committee and led the drafting and passage of the county’s Racial Equity and Social Justice Act. She also served on the Montgomery County Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee and worked to provide wrap-around services to survivors and their children in support of their journey to safer and healthier lives.
Ms. Shaw has been a long-time affordable housing champion by leading efforts in Rockville and Montgomery County to stabilize housing, especially for the most vulnerable communities.
Ms. Shaw is a proud alumna of Howard University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a dual degree in political science and history. She also earned a master’s in economic and community development at Johns Hopkins University.