Alissa graduated from UMass Amherst with her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing and worked at Needham Pediatrics as an RN before returning to graduate school at Northeastern University. She worked as a Pediatric NP in New Bedford for several years before joining HPP in 2019.  In her free time she enjoys reading, baking, and volunteering as a coach with Girls on the Run in her hometown of Randolph.