Gabriel S. Marques is an American attorney. Marques currently serves as the fiscal officer of Nassau County, New York and as an adjunct professor at Molloy College. He is also a member of the Conselho das Comunidades Portuguesas, a diaspora advisory council of the Portuguese government, and the current president of the National Organization of Portuguese Americans.
Gabriel S. Marques | |
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Born | 1983 |
Education | Hofstra University, (BBA, MBA) Touro Law Center (JD) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Marques received B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees in finance from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University, where he was a member of the Phi Eta Sigma honor society and the Hofstra University Honors College. In 2014, Marques received his Juris Doctor from Touro Law Center.[1]
Marques started his career in government in 2010 as a research analyst, before being appointed Deputy Comptroller of Nassau County in 2015. He has served as Nassau County's Fiscal Officer in the Office of the Comptroller since 2016.[2][1] He is also an adjunct professor at Molloy College.[3]
In 2012, Marques organized the first recognition of Portugal Day in Nassau County by hosting the Portugal Day Celebration at the Nassau County Legislative Chambers.[4] The event has since been held annually (renamed the New York Portugal Day Gala).[5]
Marques was a member of the U.S. Delegation for the annual summit of international Portuguese diaspora leaders in Lisbon in May 2015,[6] and was president of the Regional Advisory Council on Portuguese Communities in North America from 2016-17.[7][8] In 2018, he co-founded the Portuguese American Bar Association.[9] On February 21, 2019, Marques was elected president of the National Organization of Portuguese Americans.[10]