O'Malley Names Special Secretary On Minority Affairs
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Gov. Martin O'Malley has appointed Zenita Wickham-Hurley as special secretary of the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs.
O'Malley announced the appointment on Thursday.
Wickham-Hurley will assume her new role on Feb. 29. She will oversee efforts to expand opportunities for minority and women-owned businesses in the state.
Since 2007, she has served as the director of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise at the Maryland Department of Transportation.
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