WEST VIRGINIA ETHICS COMMISSION WV Ethics Commission Elects New Director, Hires Akers As General Counsel
Reported by: Heath Harrison
Web Producer: Heath Harrison
Reported: Feb. 21, 2013 3:56 PM EST
Updated: Feb. 21, 2013 4:41 PM EST
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
The West Virginia Ethics Commission has elected a new executive director.
The commission voted in a special meeting Thursday morning to elect Joan Parker to succeed Theresa Kirk, who has served as the agency's executive director for four years. Kirk has served with the commission for nine years.
Parker will assume her duties as director March 11.
Former Kanawha County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Maryclaire Akers will take over from Parker as attorney for the commission, according to a news release from the commission. Akers was fired from her position by Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants on Feb. 5.
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Heath Harrison
