​Patty Mayers was appointed Assistant Deputy Secretary in March 2024 and has been a member of the department's leadership team since July 2017 when she was appointed to serve as Communications Director. She brings more than 20 years of strategic communications and media experience to the Department of Revenue (DOR).

Prior to joining DOR, she was Director of the Office of Public Affairs for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation where she oversaw communications for one of Wisconsin's largest state agencies. Before her work for the state, Patty worked at Trails Media Group, publisher of Wisconsin Trails magazine, managing its regional book publishing division. She began her career at Madison Newspapers, Inc., in advertising.

Patty grew up in Antigo, Wisconsin and has a bachelor's degree in journalism from UW-Madison. She and her husband Jeff live in Middleton and have two adult children.