Ms. Marilyn James, the native of Milwaukee Wisconsin, received her M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Urban Affairs, specializing in public policy, urban planning and development. Ms. James studied engineering, business administration, urban psychology as she pursued her B.A. degree, University of Wisconsin. Ms. James has over 35 years in government experience including 26 years with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). During her HUD career, she developed and revitalized low income and distressed communities leveraging public funding (CDBG, HOME, ESG, Capital funds, HOPE VI, Choice Neighborhoods and more) with private funding (LIHTC, NMTC, AHP, & more).