Jesse Edwards started as the Chief DEI Offer in Framingham. Previously he served as the Associate Director of Equal Opportunity, and the Title IX Coordinator, at Framingham State University. He has also worked for the City of Worcester and UMass Memorial Medical Center.Framingham is a very diverse city. All city communications now go out in three languages, a very important issue for a city as diverse as Framingham, where the school reports speakers of over 70 languages. 41% of Framingham residents are not native English speakers. Among other events, the city celebrated Juneteenth, Indigenous Peoples Day, raised the Pride flag, and received a grant to conduct an equity audit.
