 As regional administrator, Markowitz was responsible for the delivery of the agency's financial assistance, technical assistance and government contracting activities throughout Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.As part of her work in the region, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed Markowitz to serve on the City of Chicago's Small Business Advisory Council in March 2013.Prior to her time at SBA, Markowitz served as the chief financial officer for Obama for America in 2008 and was previously a financial operations consultant for the launch of the Obama Exploratory Committee.