A native of Richmond, Virginia, Ms. Williams served most recently as Executive Director of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, an independent state agency that coordinates technology, training, and policy initiatives for the eleven Massachusetts District Attorneys and their eighteen hundred prosecutors and advocates. Prior to taking that position, Ms. Williams was a senior prosecutor in Plymouth County and focused particularly on issues of child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault. She began her legal career as a civil litigator in Boston before joining the public sector. She is a past president of The Gifford School Board of Directors.