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Press Release  Dianne Fasano is named First Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Probation Service

For immediate release:
10/29/2018
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Media Contact   for Dianne Fasano is named First Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Probation Service

Coria Holland, Communications Director

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First Deputy Commissioner Dianne Fasano of the Massachusetts Probation Service

Boston, MAMassachusetts Probation Commissioner Edward J. Dolan has appointed Dianne Fasano the new First Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Probation Service. Fasano started her new position on Wednesday, October 24.  Prior to her appointment, Fasano, a 25-year Probation employee, was Deputy Commissioner of Field Services.

As the first Deputy Commissioner, Fasano is responsible for the day to day operations of the Massachusetts Probation Service. A member of Probation’s executive leadership team, Fasano is tasked with setting the framework, programmatic goals, and guidelines of Probation programs, including those related to all Specialty Courts and the Electronic Monitoring Program. She will also provide strategic planning and policy development for Probation programs. There are over 1,700 Probation employees statewide.

“I feel incredibly fortunate to be given the opportunity by Commissioner Dolan to support all MPS staff in doing the work that aligns with our mission. I look forward to continuing to work with all probation staff in our Courts around the state and the Commissioner’s Office,” Fasano said.

She added, “In addition, I’m also excited to continue working with all Trial Court staff, the Chief Probation Officer Association, and the unions. It is a wonderful time for us as we embark on many initiatives to promote positive behavior change in the lives of our probationers and litigants, increase victim/survivor safety, and improve the quality of the lives of our families and the safety of our communities.”

Commissioner Dolan said, “Ms. Fasano is a proven leader with the requisite knowledge, experience, and administrative skills to help shape and support the dual mission of the Service which is to maintain the safety of our communities while guiding those individuals in our care and custody toward a better path in life.”

Prior to her appointment as First Deputy, Fasano served for five years as Deputy Commissioner of Field Services beginning in 2013. She first joined the service as a Research Analyst in the Office of the Commissioner of Probation in 1993. In 1994, she became an Ayer District Court Probation Officer. Fasano moved to Leominster District Court in 2000 where she worked as an Assistant Chief Probation Officer. In 2004, Fasano was promoted to Chief Probation Officer at the court.

She earned undergraduate and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in 1990 and 1991 respectively. Fasano spearheaded the implementation of the ORAS, a risk, need, responsivity assessment for probationers, for the MPS. She has also been recognized for helping to establish Probation’s first Victim Services Unit, assisting with the expansion of the Electronic Monitoring Program, and the creation of Probation’s new Administrative Services Unit.

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