Executive Staff

Edward Dolan has served as the Deputy Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) since 1998. Previously, Mr. Dolan had been the Director of Classification for DYS. Mr. Dolan has an educational background in public management and urban planning.

His considerable experience as a city planner included developing strategies in the areas of housing, economic development, social services and infrastructure support. As a court planner in the Office of the Chief Administrative Justice of the Trial Court in the early days of court reform, Dolan played an integral role in managing operations across seven trial court departments. During his tenure at the Massachusetts Parole Board, he served five years as its Director of Research and an additional five years as the Board' s Executive Director.

Mr. Dolan also managed two areas of the state for the Department of Mental Health' s Division of Forensic Mental Health. He was responsible for supervising mental health clinicians as well as overseeing contracted forensic services in district, juvenile and superior court clinics. As a consultant with the Crime and Justice Foundation and various states and jurisdictions, he lent his expertise on juvenile justice, parole and adult correctional issues.