Tracey Wiley, executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Bally’s Corp., was nominated by Gov. Dan McKee to the Rhode Island Commerce Corp. board of directors. (Courtesy photo)
Gov. Dan McKee is betting on a top executive at Bally’s Corp. to help steer the state’s quasi-public economic development agency.
McKee announced his nomination Wednesday of Tracey Wiley, executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Bally’s, to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation board of directors. If approved by the Rhode Island Senate, Wiley will replace board member Dave Chenevert, whose three-year term expired in February. State law allows appointed members of boards and commissions to continue serving beyond the expiration of their terms until a replacement is named…