Gov. Kay Ivey has announced she is naming Stacia Robinson of Montgomery to serve as director of the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs. alnews alpolitics alabamanewsnetwork
Nichelle Nix, who has served in the role for the last six years, is moving to the private sector to practice law.
“From looking to engaging our students at Alabama’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities to supporting minority and women-owned businesses to ensuring every Alabamian has the opportunity to provide for their families, we are setting important and necessary goals and having Stacia at the helm of the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs will be instrumental. I am sure that good things are in store for our folks,” Gov. Ivey said in a statement.
She was also the first African American female to serve on the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors. As chairman of the Marketing & Promotions Task Force for the Council of Small Business Enterprises , she won an ADDY award for the “Buy Greater Montgomery” campaign.“I am looking forward to serving the great state of Alabama in this role on behalf of women and minorities,” said Robinson.
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