Alysia is the Undersecretary for Workforce Development at the MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, where she leads Commonwealth priorities on behalf of the Secretary to strengthen workforce systems, create career pathways, and align programs with the Commonwealth’s economic priorities. She facilitates these priorities through the MassHire system and state workforce board, Commonwealth Corporation, the Governor’s Workforce Skills Cabinet, and other cross-Secretariat collaborations.  

Alysia brings over 25 years of cross-sector experience focused on expanding equitable access to education and employment. Prior to her current role with the administration, Alysia was a Senior Consultant at Public Consulting Group, where she led system redesigns and supported ARPA-funded initiatives. She also served as Director of Strategic Partnerships at XR Terra, a startup to train designers and developers to create augmented and virtual reality experiences. Her career in workforce development and education was shaped through many roles at the Boston Private Industry Council from frontline service delivery to board and committee staffing to employer strategy. A life-long Massachusetts resident, Alysia is a graduate of the UMass Amherst Social Thought & Pollical Economy Program and earned an MAT from Simmon’s University, which launched a brief but formative experience as a middle school ELA teacher and team leader.