The director of Mecklenburg County's Department of Social Services has been fired. In a news release County Manager Harry Jones Mary Wilson was terminated after "multiple meetings with the county's executive team throughout her time there." No other details about her firing were released. Wilson led the department for four years. Shortly after her arrival, she was criticized for hiring Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's wife after posting the job for just one day. During her time with DSS, one person in the department were found guilty of embezzling county money. Jones says Wilson plans to appeal her firing. She has ten days to do so.
Lisa Worf traded the Midwest for Charlotte in 2006 to take a job at WFAE. She worked with public TV in Detroit and taught English in Austria before making her way to radio. Lisa graduated from University of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in English.