Romaine N. Williams appointed to fill remainder of Board of Education term

TOWSON, MD—Romaine N. Williams, Esq., a Pikesville resident and senior counsel to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, has been appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to the Board of Education of Baltimore County. Williams will fill the remainder of the term of former Board member Ramona Johnson, who resigned from the Board earlier this year. Williams’ term will expire in 2014, when she will be eligible for reappointment to a full five-year term. The married mother of one daughter, Williams received the oath of office as a Board of Education member today, administered by Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore County Julie Ensor. Williams was accompanied by her husband, Anthony K. Williams, family members, members of the Board of Education, and BCPS Superintendent Dr. S. Dallas Dance. Williams is a member of the Maryland and Baltimore County bar associations. She earned her law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, and she received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Goucher College in Towson. She also holds a master’s degree in theology from the Ecumenical Institute of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore.