Serena McIlwain
Serena McIlwain | |
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McIlwain in 2023 | |
| Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment | |
| Assumed office March 2, 2023 Acting: January 18, 2023 – March 2, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Wes Moore |
| Preceded by | Ben Grumbles |
| Undersecretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency | |
| In office March 25, 2019 – January 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Gavin Newsom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 56–57) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Strayer University (B.A.) Central Michigan University (M.S.) George Mason University (M.P.A.) |
Serena Coleman McIlwain (born 1968 or 1969) is an American government official who has served as the secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment since March 2023. She previously served as the undersecretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency from 2019 to 2023. McIlwain is the first Black secretary of the Environment in Maryland history and the third woman confirmed to the position.