Marilyn Eaton-Thomas has been associated with The PACE Group since 2005 assisting with searches in economic development and healthcare and conducting executive performance evaluations.

Before joining The PACE Group, Marilyn had a long career in public service, having worked in several levels of government in her native Kentucky. On the local level, she administered public jobs programs for county government and was involved with area development districts in a policy and research roll. On the state government level, she helped design and manage the Community Development Block Grant program which funds projects in economic development, housing and public facilities. She also managed the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority which awarded approx. 50 million annually in state and federal funds providing loans and grants to local governments for water, wastewater and solid waste projects. Her last full time position with state government was as Deputy Commissioner of the Department for Coal County Development, the agency which allocated coal severance tax revenue for job creation projects and regional industrial park development in the coal producing counties.

Marilyn continues to work as a Legislative Assistant for the Legislative Research Commission during annual sessions of the Kentucky General Assembly.

She completed her education at Western Kentucky University and attends its Alumni College and other events each year.

Active in the community, Marilyn serves on the Civil Service Board, United Way Project Review Committee, Franklin County Diabetes Coalition, Friends of the Library and Blue Stocking Book Club. She is a former President of the Frankfort Business and Professional Woman's Organization. She and her husband Neil enjoy traveling, University of Kentucky basketball, movies and PBS. They attend the Capital City Christian Church.