Chesilhurst Mayor Jamila Odom Names 2nd VP of Camden County Mayors' Assoc.

 


BY CLYDE HUGHES | AC JosepH Media

BERLIN – Chesilhurst Mayor Jamila Odom was chosen second vice president of the Camden County Mayors Association at the organization's event held at Lucien's Manor on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

 Elected by the 30-member-plus-member body, Odom becomes the highest-ranked woman and Black in the association, made up of mayors throughout Camden County.

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