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Mara is a Senior Public Service Associate. She has more than 25 years of experience in local government, primarily in the areas
of administration, downtown and community development, code enforcement and local
government planning. Before joining the Institute of Government in 2013, Mara served
as the assistant to the city manager with the City of Valdosta. She successfully completed
the course of study as a Certified Main Street Manager through the National Trust
Main Street Center in Washington, D.C., in 2000 and was named the 2005 Sen. Loyce
Turner Outstanding Public Official by Valdosta State University and received the Department
of Community Affairs Outstanding Leadership Award in 2006. Mara was honored with the
Candle in the Dark award in 2014 for her government and community service by the Valdosta-Lowndes
County Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Association. Mara was a 2020 recipient
of the Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and
Outreach.
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- M.P.A., Georgia Southern University
- B.S.C.J, Valdosta State University
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