Lisa Marks

Lisa Marks is an American politician and administrator, serving as from 2017 until 2019.
Prior to her appointment as Deputy Secretary, Marks served as the Administrator of the Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources at the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Marks began her career in Milwaukee and served in several capacities for the county, including Acting Director of the Department of Health and Human Services and Director of the Department of Child Support Enforcement.
Marks' tenure as Administrator for the Division of Housing was met with criticisms of mismanagement, including a public rebuke by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for mismanagement of 11 of 20 Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). During her time in Milwaukee, Marks was also a central figure in a publicized sexual assault scandal at Milwaukee County Mental Health (MCMH) Complex. Marks was the defendant in a highly publicized lawsuit regarding allegations that she conspired to unlawfully remove a woman from her position for speaking out against an ally of Governor Scott Walker.<ref name="auto"/>
Marks received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and a Master’s of Business Administration degree from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

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