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Wayne County Department Director Beverly Watts to Receive National Award | The Michigan Chronicle

The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) will honor 15 women who have excelled as transportation leaders at the 11th Annual “Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation” Awards Breakfast on March 16, 2022, from 8:00 am–10:00 am ET at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Director of Public Service Director … Continued

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