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Portrait of Alayna Van Tassel

Van Tassel, Alayna

4th Deputy Treasurer and Executive Director of the Office of Economic EmpowermentOffice of the State Treasurer and Receiver General
  • Agency Office of the State Treasurer and Receiver General
  • Division Office of Economic Empowerment
  • Title 4th Deputy Treasurer and Executive Director of the Office of Economic Empowerment
  • Address One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor
    Boston, MA 2108
  • Phone 617-367-9333 x460
  • Email avantassel@tre.state.ma.us
  • Reports To State Treasurer, Deborah Goldberg

Official Record

  • Year Started Current Position 2015
  • Years in Current Position 12
  • Years in State Service 19
  • Job Description The Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) is a department of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg tasked with offering free and accessible financial education, promoting wage equality, and creating a bright future for children across the state.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth November 6th
  • Town of Residence Natick
  • Marital Status Married
  • Children 1

Education & Career

  • Education
    • Suffolk University, Bachelor of Science 2001
    • George Washington University, MA Public Policy with a Concentration in Women's Studies 2006
  • Previous Employment
    • Chief of Staff, House Committee on Post-audit and Oversight
    • Budget and Policy Director, Office of Senator Pat Jehlen
    • Budget and Policy Advisor, Office of Senator Jim Marzilli
    • Staff Director, Office of Representative Alice Wolf
    • Development Coordinator/Government Relations Coordinator, Georgetown University Hospital