Alice Peisch's Biography
- State House (MA) - Fourteenth Norfolk, Democratic Assistant Majority Leader
Contact Information
Office
24 Beacon Street
Room 234
Boston, MA 02133
Full Name:
Alice Hanlon Peisch
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Thomas; 3 Children: Philip, Alice, Andrew
Birth Date:
10/04/1954
Birth Place:
Boston
Home City:
Wellesley, MA
Religion:
Roman Catholic
MPA, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2009
JD, Suffolk University Law School, 1979
AB, Smith College, 1972-1976
Assistant Majority Leader, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 2023-present
Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Fourteenth Norfolk, 2003-present
Member, Wellesley Town Meeting, 1989-present
Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Fourteenth Norfolk, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
Member, Ethics Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Rules
Member, Operations, Facilities and Security Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Former Co-Chair, Early Education & Care Budget Review Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Foundation Budget Review Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Chair, Joint Committee on Education, Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 2011-2023
Clerk, Town of Wellesley, 2000-2003
Lawyer, Keefe and Associates, 1996-1999
Lawyer, George F. Gormley Law Firm, 1979-1987
Vice Chair/Member, National Assessment Governing Board, 2016-present
Member, Wellesley Education Foundation, Advisory Board, 2005-present
Board Member, Senior Living Incorporated, 2001-present
Member, Newton Wellesley Hospital Board of Overseers, 1996-present
Member, Wellesley Service League, 1988-present
Member, League of Women Voters of Wellesley, 1986-present
Former Co-Chair, Standing Committee on Education, National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL)
Board Member, Wellesley Education Foundation, 1999-2005
Member/Chair, Wellesley School Committee, 1992-1999
Member/Chair, Wellesley Advisory (Finance) Committee, 1989-1992
Awards:
Advocacy Award, Massachusetts Library Association, 2018;
Legislative Achievement Award, Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care, 2018;
Friend of the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials Award, 2015;
Distinguished Service Award, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, 2014;
Reading Advocate Award, Massachusetts Reading Association, 2012-2013;
Legislator of the Year, Massachusetts Association of School Committees, 2012;
Walt Turner Award, National Association of Educational Service Agencies, 2012