Ellen Nowak

Ellen Nowak
17th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration
In office
March 5, 2018 – January 7, 2019
GovernorScott Walker
Preceded byScott Neitzel
Succeeded byJoel Brennan
Chair of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
In office
March 2015 – February 2018
GovernorScott Walker
Preceded byPhil Montgomery
Succeeded byLon Roberts
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Illinois, US
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BA)
Marquette University (JD)
ProfessionLawyer

Ellen Nowak (born 1971) is an American attorney and politician, serving as a member of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin since January 2019. This is her third term on the Public Service Commission, having previously served from 2011 to 2018, and having served as chair of the commission from 2015 to 2018. In between her terms on the Public Service Commission, she served one year as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration in the cabinet of Governor Scott Walker, during 2018.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Secretary Ellen E. Nowak" (PDF). Department of Administration. State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ Kirchen, Rich (15 February 2018). "Scott Neitzel leaving Gov. Walker's administration, Nowak promoted". Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Walker names DOA secretary to utilities commission". nbc15.com. Associated Press. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-05.