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Eastern Bank Foundation Welcomes Natalia Urtubey as New Foundation Fellow Focused on Advancing Equity in the Small Business Ecosystem
Public servant and nonprofit leader joins Eastern Bank Foundation from the City of Boston’s Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion where she was Director
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nPublic servant and nonprofit leader joins Eastern Bank Foundation from the City of Boston’s Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion where she was Director of Small Business\n\n BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEastern Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Boston-based Eastern Bank, is pleased to announce Natalia Urtubey has joined its team as a Foundation Fellow focused on advancing equity in the small business ecosystem, a strategic area in the Foundation’s work to support economic inclusion and mobility across the region. Eastern Bank Foundation Fellows bring deep expertise to the Foundation’s investments to affect profound systems change to eliminate inequities.\n\n“Entrepreneurs and business owners serve as building blocks for the local economy, especially in communities and Gateway Cities where economic opportunity is declining and economic mobility is stalled,” said Nancy Huntington Stager, President and CEO of the Eastern Bank Foundation. “Supporting their growth provides real opportunity for economic participation and improved community health, and we are thrilled to welcome Natalia Urtubey as an Eastern Bank Foundation Fellow to help advance this work. Her background as a civic and nonprofit leader and experience leading collaborations and advocacy in our small business community create many exciting opportunities from which to grow our Foundation’s focus on building ecosystems of support for business owners in historically underrepresented communities.”\n\nMs. Urtubey’s extensive knowledge of local neighborhoods and the small business community, combined with her background in creating growth strategies and building partnerships across community stakeholders, make her ideally situated for this new Foundation Fellow role. She most recently served as Director of Small Business in the Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion for the City of Boston. She led a team focused on researching small business development, coordinating with local residents and existing businesses on strategic policies to advance growth, and working with residents and other city officials to remove barriers to do business. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Urtubey was instrumental in leading the city’s Small Business relief efforts, including the distribution of more than $28.6M in direct grants and the implementation of innovative programm...