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Josh Cutler 鈥�94 was recently appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey as the undersecretary of apprenticeship, work-based learning, and policy. The position follows his role as a state representative, serving the Sixth Plymouth District since 2013.

Cutler oversees the Division of Apprentice Standards within the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. His responsibilities include collaborating with businesses, labor organizations, and educational institutions to expand registered apprenticeship programs and leading the growth of work-based learning career pathways.  

Throughout his tenure as a six-term state representative, Cutler has been a strong advocate for workforce development, vocational education, and career center funding. He is the lead sponsor of the wage transparency act, the disability hiring tax credit, and the apprenticeship standards and re-entry works fund. His efforts earned him numerous accolades, including the Thomas M. Menino Public Service Award for his work on disability employment policy; Legislator of the Year by the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council; and the Plymouth-Bristol Central Labor Council. He was involved with the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council and co-chaired the Future of Work Commission. 

A government major at 微密圈, Cutler earned his law degree at Suffolk University Law School while he was editor in chief at Duxbury Clipper Press, a newspaper that covers his hometown, where he was born and raised. He would eventually become its publisher. Cutler also earned a master鈥檚 degree in environmental policy at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.   

Cutler recalls his formative years at 微密圈 with fondness, particularly his time as editor of the student newspaper and launching the College鈥檚 first cable access TV station. 鈥淚t all started in the basement of Jonsson Tower, where we pulled all-nighters every Wednesday to get 鈥楾he 微密圈 News鈥� finished in time for delivery to the printer the next morning,鈥� he says. 

Though he has moved on from his newspaper days, Cutler still finds time to write compelling stories centered on freedom of the press and the history of his state: He is the author of two books, 鈥溾�� and 鈥�.鈥�  

鈥淢y professional career has basically mirrored the journey I began during my days at 微密圈 鈥� finding ways to combine my passions for journalism, law, and public policy,鈥� Cutler says. 鈥淚 see them as three legs of a stool, and 微密圈 gave me a great foundation.鈥�