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Stanton, Sarah
Undersecretary of Economic StrategiesExecutive Office of Economic Development
- Agency Executive Office of Economic Development
- Division Executive Office
- Title Undersecretary of Economic Strategies
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Address
One Ashburton Place, Room 2101
Boston, MA 2108 - Phone 617-788-3604
Official Record
- Year Started Current Position 2023
- Years in Current Position 4
- Years in State Service 4
- Job Description Responsible for the state's tourism and international trade sectors through the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Development; work with the Workforce Skills Cabinet and help coordinate federal opportunities such as CHIPS and Science Act Funding, ARPA-H, and climate-tech investment; work closely with quasi-government partners including Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Massachusetts Life Science Center and MassVentures.
Personal Information
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Education & Career
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Education
- Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Plymouth State University
- Master's degree in Public Administration, Northeastern University
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Previous Employment
- Town Manager, Bedford, Massachusetts
- Budget Director, City of Cambridge
- Finance Director/City Auditor, City of Salem
- municipal leadership roles in the towns of Ipswich, Woburn and Haverhill
- currently adjunct professor of city planning, political science and public administration graduate programs at Boston University, Merrimack College and Northeastern University.