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Serena McIlwain

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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.

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