The New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) on Monday announced the hiring of its latest leadership members, Chief Equity Officer L. Simone Washington and Chief Medical Officer Dr. June Chin. The new hires are set to each lead initiatives for the agency, which is tasked with implementing and regulating the state’s legal cannabis market.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Chin and Ms. Washington to OCM’s ever-growing agency Community,” the agency’s Acting Executive Director Felicia A.B. Reid said in a press release.
“They are the right leaders for the work now and the work to come. I am confident that their expertise will be invaluable as the OCM team continues to strengthen New York’s cannabis market and as the agency continues to grow.” — Reid, in a statement
Washington formerly worked as the Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Officer at Wellspring Philanthropic, while Dr. Chen was formerly the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Leafwell. Dr. Chen also worked as the New York State Vice Chair of the Cannabis Advisory Board, and as the Chairperson of the CAB’s Health, Safety, and Research Committee.
OCM now employs just under 250 full-time employees. The agency added almost 80 new hires in the last year.
