Occupation: Political and Advocacy Director
Age: 27
"My name is Sorcha Rochford, and I am honoured to represent Boston and New England in the Rose of Tralee Festival. I currently live and work in Boston, but I am London Irish at heart. My mother and father are both from Ballyduff, Co Kerry. I grew up in London, spending every Christmas and summer back in Kerry.
"In my work as a Political and Advocacy Director I manage client relationships for a host of the most influential political, brand, and non-profit organisations around the globe. I am committed to building community in an effort to develop more effective leaders from all walks of life.
"I completed my undergraduate degree in Political Science and History at the University of Portsmouth in England before relocating to Boston, Massachusetts. At 22 I became the youngest member of my graduating class to receive a Master's Degree in Political Science from Suffolk University.
"Irish dancing has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I'll take advantage of any opportunity to bust out the heavy shoes, be it a polka set with my nan or a hornpipe with my sister."
