Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Gena Abraham married former DOT board chairman Mike Evans over the weekend. Abraham took the name of her new husband, and now goes by Gena Evans. The couple wed at her vacation home on Lake Martin in Alabama.
Controversy was sparked earlier this year when word of their romance was revealed at a department board meeting in April. Because DOT policy prohibits intimate relationships within the chain of command, Mike Evans resigned his chairman post. The former Gena Abraham was reprimanded by the board for failing to report her relationship sooner.
The wedding Saturday was attended by about 50 family members and close friends. Governor Sonny Perdue also attended, and officiated the ceremony along with an Alabama circuit court judge.
Controversy was sparked earlier this year when word of their romance was revealed at a department board meeting in April. Because DOT policy prohibits intimate relationships within the chain of command, Mike Evans resigned his chairman post. The former Gena Abraham was reprimanded by the board for failing to report her relationship sooner.
The wedding Saturday was attended by about 50 family members and close friends. Governor Sonny Perdue also attended, and officiated the ceremony along with an Alabama circuit court judge.
