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Angela Brooks is the Director of the Child and Youth Protection Unit (CYPU) in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. In that role, she focuses on legal and policy issues related to child welfare, immigration, education, juvenile justice, and substance use, among others. Ms. Brooks previously served as the Assistant Attorney General for CYPU.


Prior to the Attorney General’s Office, Ms. Brooks was Deputy Director at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, which conducts research and data analysis on policies impacting the lives of low- and middle-income Massachusetts residents.


Before MassBudget, Ms. Brooks served first as Legal Counsel and then as Chief of Staff for Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz in the Massachusetts State House. In addition to overseeing the Senator’s office, Ms. Brooks focused on education policy, helping to develop legislation and secure passage of bills to improve educational outcomes for all Massachusetts students.


Prior to her time at the State House, Ms. Brooks worked in the health care group at Ropes & Gray LLP.

After attending the Boston Public Schools, Ms. Brooks graduated from Bowdoin College and Harvard Law School.