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New executive director to lead Connecticut Social Equity Council [Video]

Brandon McGee was chosen for the role because of his passion for improvement, experience as a nonprofit leader and commitment to social equity and justice.

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Social Equity Council, or SEC, announced this week that it has chosen Brandon McGee as its new executive director.

The mission of the SEC is to promote and encourage full participation in the cannabis industry by individuals, groups and communities “disproportionately harmed” by the war on drugs, its website says. The SEC supports broad-based economic reinvestment in the communities that have been targeted.

According to a release from the SEC, McGee has experience as a nonprofit leader and is deeply committed to social equity and justice. The council is confident that he will help further and advance its mission.

“I’m thrilled that Brandon will lead our next chapter as executive director of the Social Equity Council,” SEC Council Chair Andrea Comer said in the release. “His decades …

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