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Portrait of Tonya Bourassa

Bourassa, Tonya

Chief People OfficerIndependent & Quasi-public Agencies
  • Agency Independent & Quasi-public Agencies
  • Division Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)
  • Title Chief People Officer
  • Address 501 Boylston Street, 5th Floor
    Boston, MA 2116
  • Phone 617-701-8127
  • Email tonya.bourassa@state.ma.us

Official Record

  • Year Started Current Position 2008
  • Years in Current Position 19
  • Years in State Service 41
  • Job Description Oversee CHIA's human resources and office operations departments; direct agency initiatives for employee recruitment and development, diversity and inclusion, and compensation and benefits administration; serve as the agency's Civil Rights Officer, Domestic Violence Coordinator and ADA Coordinator.

Personal Information

Nothing on file.

Education & Career

  • Education
    • B.S., Political Science, Central Michigan University
    • Greater Boston Leadership Program, MIT Sloan School of Management
    • Human Resource Management Certificate, UMass, Boston
  • Previous Employment
    • Executive Assistant, Environment Massachusetts
    • Executive Assistant MassPIRG
    • Citizen Outreach Director, Fund for the Public Interest