Gary Marks

Gary Marks was selected through public outreach as one of three CCAC members appointed to represent the interests of the General Public. His four-year term on the CCAC will expire in March 2011.

Currently, the City Administrator of Ketchum, Idaho, Mr. Marks has served in city government for nearly 20 years, and has managed cities in Oregon, Montana, and Idaho. While working as the city manager of the City of Whitefish, Montana, Mr. Marks served as a Commissioner of the Montana Quarter Design Selection Commission. Mr. Marks later served as the Master of Ceremonies at the official launching ceremony for the 2007 Montana Quarter Dollar. A dedicated numismatist for 35 years, he also served as Executive Director of the Whitefish Centennial Medallion Commission. An expert collector of Washington Quarters, Barber Half Dollars and Walking Liberty Half-Dollars, he holds a B.A. in Human Resource Management from George Fox College in Newberg, Oregon.