MassDevelopment, the Commonwealth’s development finance agency and land bank, selected Sandi Wolchansky Silk to serve as executive vice president of real estate. She will replace Tania Hartford in the role.

Silk brings extensive public-private and multifamily experience to the position. She most recently worked at MURAL Real Estate Partners in New York.

“Joining MassDevelopment is an exciting opportunity to leverage my experience as a developer working in Gateway Cities and other communities across Massachusetts,” Silk said in a press release. “Throughout my career, I have partnered closely with municipalities, state agencies and community stakeholders to advance catalytic projects through strong public-private collaboration. Bringing that perspective to MassDevelopment will help strengthen the agency’s ability to deliver programs and projects that drive meaningful, lasting economic vitality throughout the Commonwealth.”