Background
Marquez, Mercedes M. was born in 1959 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Marquez, Mercedes M. was born in 1959 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Bachelor, University Southern California, 1982. Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1985. Master of Laws, Georgetown University Law Center, 1987.
Partner Litt & Márquez, 1992—1997. Senior counsel to secretary, deputy general counsel for civil rights & fair housing United States Department Housing & Urban Development (Housing and Urban Development), 1997—2001. Vice president McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., 2001—2004.
General manager Los Angeles Housing Department, 2004—2009. Assistant secretary for community planning & development United States Department Housing & Urban Development (Housing and Urban Development), Washington, since 2009.
Advisory board member The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers & Human Rights Project.
Married Mirta Ocana.