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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Planners:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development currently has a job opening for an Administrator and is searching for an experienced professional to support the development and launch of a new
program. This position will serve as lead staff for the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, which was created to facilitate the full participation in the commonwealth’s regulated marijuana industry of entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately
harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The program will be primarily focused on distributing grants and/or loans to eligible entrepreneurs in accordance with recent state legislation. The Administrator will also support the work of the Cannabis
Social Equity Advisory Board. The ideal candidate will be a results-oriented manager with a deep understanding of racial equity, justice, and social responsibility, as well as expertise in business program development, government grants management, and/or
loan financing processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The full and official job posting can be found on MassCareers via the following link:
<a href="https://massanf.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2300044A&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York">
<span style="color:windowtext">Trust Fund Administrator</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please forward this information to any potential candidates you may know and/or share within your networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jacquie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Jacqueline Furtado, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">Senior Program Manager, MassWorks Infrastructure Program
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Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">One Ashburton Place, Suite 2101 | Boston, MA 02108<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">T: (617) 894-7755 | Email:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:jacqueline.furtado@mass.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">jacqueline.furtado@mass.gov</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">Websites: </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="https://mass.gov/hed"><span style="color:#0563C1">mass.gov/hed</span></a>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#525252">| <a href="mass.gov/massworks">
<span style="color:#0563C1">mass.gov/massworks</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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