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BOSTON – Executive
Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) Secretary Yvonne Hao
today announced the appointment of new undersecretaries and the realigning
of the office under new pillars to better focus on key sectors of the
economy and ensure continued economic support for all Massachusetts
communities and residents.
With today’s announcement, EOHED will now be structured under three pillars
of economic development: Economic Foundations, focused on
regional, rural, and small business growth, as well as infrastructure,
seaport, and military installation support; Economic Strategies,
focused on tourism and international trade, new federal opportunities in
areas such as life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and clean energy, and
the cross-secretariat Workforce Skills Cabinet; and Consumer
Affairs and Business Regulation, which will be more fully integrated
into the office’s overall economic development strategy.
"My team at EOHED works every day to ensure that all people in
Massachusetts get the chance to have a great career, that all businesses
have resources to grow and compete, and that all our communities get the
support they need to thrive,” said Secretary of Economic
Development Yvonne Hao. “I am excited to announce these additions and
promotions within our office and thrilled so many of the leadership team
members have decided to stay on at EOHED. Our leadership team is
excited to work on behalf of the state to build a healthy economy that
benefits everyone.”
Ashley Stolba, who has served as EOHED Undersecretary of Community
Development since 2021, will stay on in the office as Undersecretary
of Economic Foundations. She will expand her portfolio to foster
foundational economic opportunities for residents, communities, and
businesses across Massachusetts. Stolba will continue to lead the community
development team by managing the Community One Stop for Growth,
serving as vice-chair of the Seaport Economic Council,
overseeing work to close the digital divide, and maintaining the state’s
military installations. In addition to these duties, Stolba will now
oversee other key foundational areas such as regional businesses assisted
by the Massachusetts Office of
Business Development; small, micro, and immigrant-led
businesses; and the new Director of Rural Affairs.
She will also now serve as the secretariat’s climate
officer focused on climate infrastructure needs. Stolba will work
closely with others across the Healey-Driscoll Administration on these
areas of focus, as well as with quasi-government agencies such as MassDevelopment and
the Massachusetts Growth Capital
Corporation. Prior to joining EOHED, Stolba was Chief of Staff
at the Harvard Allston Land Company and held roles as Deputy Chief of Staff
and Legal Counsel at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Associate Counsel at
the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, and Policy Analyst in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives. A native of Mashpee, she received
her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Uniersity of
Miami and her juris doctor from Suffolk University Law School.
Sarah Stanton has joined the office as Undersecretary
of Economic Strategies and will oversee new growth initiatives
that build upon the work of the Economic Development Foundations team.
Stanton will be responsible for the state’s tourism and international trade
sectors through the Massachusetts Office of Travel
and Tourism and the Massachusetts Office of
International Trade and Investment. She will also lead the
office’s efforts on the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s
cross-secretariat Workforce Skills Cabinet and
help coordinate federal opportunities like CHIPS and Science Act funding,
ARPA-H, and climate-tech investment. She will work closely with
quasi-government partners Massachusetts Technology
Collaborative, Massachusetts Life Sciences
Center, and MassVentures.
Stanton most recently served as Town Manager in Bedford, Massachusetts, and
previously held several key roles in local government, including serving as
Budget Director for the City of Cambridge, Finance Director/City Auditor
for the City of Salem, and other municipal leadership roles in the Town of
Ipswich, City of Woburn, and City of Haverhill. She is an adjunct professor
of city planning, political science, and public administration graduate
programs at Boston University, Merrimack College, and Northeastern
University. Stanton holds an undergraduate degree in political science from
Plymouth State University and a master’s degree in public administration
from Northeastern University.
Layla D’Emilia has been promoted to Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, which
aims to protect and empower consumers through advocacy and education and
ensure a fair playing field for Massachusetts businesses. As
Undersecretary, she will oversee five regulatory agencies: the divisions of
banks, insurance, occupational licensure, telecommunications and cable, and
standards. D’Emilia previously served as Commissioner of the Division of
Occupational Licensure within EOHED for the last three years, where she
oversaw 265 full-time staff and a budget of $26 million.
Prior
to joining EOHED, D’Emilia served as a senior member of the Massachusetts
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, where she coordinated and
deployed operational responses and guidance around natural disasters, major
weather and infrastructure events, and other significant public safety and
homeland security issues. D’Emilia was also Vice President of Violence
Intervention and Prevention Programs at Health
Imperatives Inc., held positions focused on domestic and sexual
violence prevention and response with Jane Doe Inc., and served on the
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Commissioner's Task Force on
Campus Safety and Violence Prevention. She is a graduate of West Virginia
Wesleyan College and Suffolk University Law School.
In addition to Undersecretaries Stolba, Stanton, and D’Emilia, Secretary
Hao’s leadership team will consist of three additional functional leaders:
Chief of Staff Emily MacCormack, General Counsel
Jon Cosco, and Policy Director Rory O’Hanlon.
On March 1, Governor Healey filed Article 87 legislation to create a new
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities headed by a
cabinet-level secretary that will be charged with expanding the work now
done by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The Executive
Office of Housing and Economic Development will be renamed the Executive
Office of Economic Development, and today’s announcement of realigned focus
around three pillars of economic development will better position the
office to fulfill its mission of promoting business growth, opportunity,
and economic vitality for Massachusetts’ communities and residents. The
Article 87 reorganization plan is currently under review by the
Legislature.
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