Maryland – Khalil Zaied has officially been sworn in as the 17th director of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works. Zaied brings more than 25 years of engineering and public works management experience to the role. He has served as acting director of the department since March 2024. Before joining Baltimore, Zaied led the Department of Public Works in Champaign, Illinois.

Baltimore Public Works director sworn in
October 16, 2024

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