Jennifer Flanagan Long serves as Senior Vice President at Liberty Square Group and Senior Advisor for Vicente, LLP. Jen was previously the Director of Government and Regulatory Policy for Vicente, LLP. Jennifer was appointed by Governor Charlie Baker in 2017 to serve on the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. As the public health appointee to the Commission, Jennifer was one of the inaugural members of the Commission and has played an extensive role in crafting, implementing, and executing the regulations that guide Massachusetts’ nascent marijuana industry. Prior to joining the Commission, Jennifer served in the Massachusetts General Court for over 14 years, including four terms as the State Senator for the Worcester and Middlesex District and two terms as the State representative for the 4th Worcester District. Elected to the Massachusetts Legislature in 2004, Flanagan served on several committees while in office, including as Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means, Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery; and Chairperson of the Special Senate Committee on Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Options. Throughout her tenure in elected office, Jennifer became a national policy leader through her continued focus on mental health and substance abuse issues. As Chair of the Senate Special Committee on Opioid Addiction in 2014, Jennifer shepherded landmark legislation mandating health insurance coverage for substance abuse disorder treatment for up to 14 days. In her role leading the National Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders of Women in Government, Jennifer authored a policy toolkit that is in use by local and state governments across the nation. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Fitchburg State University, the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees for the RFK Community Alliance in Lancaster, MA;; the Advisory Board of Trustees for the Seven Hills Foundation in Worcester, MA; and the Advisory Board for the UMass Women into Leadership program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Jennifer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Boston and a Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling from Fitchburg State University