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JAMIE LEE MARKS
Listen to this articleSenior Analyst, Office of Native American Affairs, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
As a trained anthropologist and intergovernmental affairs specialist, Jamie Lee Marks has been making her “mark” to build and maintain strong relationships between tribal, federal, state, local and private sector partners. She continues to do so as a senior analyst for the Office of Native American Affairs for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. She is a regular cultural anthropologist and lecturer at Trinity University. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies, a Master of Arts and her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Florida.
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