Nomination of Melva G. Wray To Be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact at the Department of Energy

The President today announced his intention to nominate Melva G. Wray to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact at the Department of Energy. She would succeed Raymond G. Massie.

Since 1981 Ms. Wray has served in various capacities with the IBM Corp., north-central marketing division in Boston, MA, area advisory marketing support representative, 1988 to present; and area industry software marketing representative, 1987 - 1988. Prior to this, she was a manager, office systems, real estate and construction division, White Plains, NY, 1985 - 1987; marketing representative, product center, White Plains, NY, 1983 - 1985; and a systems engineer, national Federal marketing, in Washington, DC, 1981 - 1983.

Ms. Wray graduated from Spelman College (B.A., 1980). She was born in Washington, DC, and resides in Westport, CT.