HARRISBURG (Oct. 10) – Nora Dowd Eisenhower of Philadelphia announced her resignation as secretary of the state Department of Aging Friday afternoon. Her resignation takes effect at the end of the month.

Dowd Eisenhower has been in the position since just after Gov. Ed Rendell took office in 2003. According to a press release from Rendell’s office, Dowd Eisenhower is leaving to pursue work in the private sector.

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