Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced the promotion of Eric Powers to Chief Legal Officer, and the appointments of Ronda Sheffield to Chief Human Resources Officer, Zachary Kobrin to General Counsel, and Aaron Lopez to Director Government Affairs effective March 15, 2021. Building out Trulieve's legal and human resources infrastructure and government affairs practice empowers the Company to meet growth more effectively. For the last two years, Eric Powers has served as Trulieve's General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, leading the legal team and supporting Trulieve's national expansion. As CLO, Powers will focus strategically on Trulieve's shift to national expansion. He has more than 25 years of broad legal experience through his work in corporate and tax law, both in-house and private practice. Most recently the Chief Human Resources Officer for ModWash, Sheffield has held HR leadership positions for top corporations including Lowe's Home Improvement, Sprint Wireless, Starbucks Coffee Company, and Walmart Stores—where she led the HR functions for both the corporate and retail divisions. Zack Kobrin was a partner with Akerman LLP, where he was a leader in the firm's nationally recognized cannabis practice group. Prior to Akerman, Zack was the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for a multi-state cannabis company and is considered an expert in cannabis and hemp law matters. Aaron Lopez joins as Trulieve's first Director of Government Affairs. Prior to joining Trulieve, Lopez was the founder of Political Capital LLC, which has worked with leading clients in multiple industries to provide insight and a voice in the legislative and political processes at international, federal, and state levels.