Gabriel Marques (attorney)
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| education = Hofstra University, (BBA, MBA)
Touro Law Center (JD)
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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.
Early life
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pageturnpro.com/Long-Island-Business-News/88792-40-Under-40-Awards-2019/sdefault.html#page/24|title=40 Under 40 LIBN Special Edition|date=February 2019|work=Long Island Business News|access-date=February 22, 2019}}
Career
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/2505/Contact-Us|title=Contact Us {{!}} Nassau County, NY - Official Website|website=www.nassaucountyny.gov|access-date=2019-12-19}} He is also an adjunct professor at Molloy College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.molloy.edu/academics/schools/school-of-business/faculty-profiles/faculty-profiles---part-time-auxiliary/faculty-profiles---adjunct|title=Molloy College: Faculty Profiles - Adjunct|website=www.molloy.edu|language=en-us|access-date=2019-12-19}}
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.{{cite web|last=Tedesco|first=Richard|title=County Honors Martins on Portugal Day|url=http://www.theislandnow.com/williston_park/news/article_aa69a38a-b665-11e1-99a4-001a4bcf887a.html|work=Williston Times|publisher=The Island Now|access-date=14 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404203733/http://www.theislandnow.com/williston_park/news/article_aa69a38a-b665-11e1-99a4-001a4bcf887a.html|archive-date=4 April 2016}} The event has since been held annually (renamed the New York Portugal Day Gala).{{cite web|url=http://www.theislandnow.com/williston_park/news/rd-portugal-day-parade-marks-movement-s-success/article_953d92d6-2e49-11e6-bf0a-8ba4bbeb341a.html|title=3rd Portugal Day Parade marks movement's success|access-date=2016-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613225550/http://www.theislandnow.com/williston_park/news/rd-portugal-day-parade-marks-movement-s-success/article_953d92d6-2e49-11e6-bf0a-8ba4bbeb341a.html|archive-date=2016-06-13|url-status=dead}}
Marques was a member of the U.S. Delegation for the annual summit of international Portuguese diaspora leaders in Lisbon in May 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.mundoportugues.org/uploads/ed-digital/15_22mai/nor/mp/index.html#17/z|title=Parceiros na Divulgacao de um Portugal Moderno|last=Vieira|first=Anette|work=Mundo Portugues|publisher=O Emigrante|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112182355/http://www.mundoportugues.org/uploads/ed-digital/15_22mai/nor/mp/index.html|archive-date=12 November 2015|access-date=22 May 2015}} and was president of the Regional Advisory Council on Portuguese Communities in North America from 2016-17.{{cite web|url=https://www.portaldascomunidades.mne.pt/pt/conselho-das-comunidades-portuguesas|title=Conselho das Comunidades Portuguesas|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232948/https://www.portaldascomunidades.mne.pt/pt/conselho-das-comunidades-portuguesas|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.portaldascomunidades.mne.pt/pt/conselho-das-comunidades-portuguesas|title=Conselho das Comunidades Portuguesas|website=Portal das Comunidades Portuguesas|language=pt-pt|access-date=2019-02-23|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325121053/https://www.portaldascomunidades.mne.pt/pt/conselho-das-comunidades-portuguesas|url-status=dead}} In 2018, he co-founded the Portuguese American Bar Association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mundoportugues.pt/luso-americanos-criam-associacao-de-profissionais-da-justica/|title=Luso-americanos criam associação de profissionais da Justiça|date=2018-09-23|website=Mundo Português|language=pt-PT|access-date=2019-07-09}} On February 21, 2019, Marques was elected president of the National Organization of Portuguese Americans.{{Cite web|url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/NOPA-Founding-Director-Steps-Down-and-Announces-New-Leadership.html?soid=1102586872185&aid=lLJ3FJSNltU|title=NOPA Announces New Leadership|date=February 21, 2019|website=National Organization of Portuguese Americans|access-date=February 22, 2019}}
Honors
- 60x60px Knight Commander of the Royal Equestrian and Military Order of Saint Michael of the Wing (House of Braganza, Portugal; May 11, 2019).{{Citation needed|date=December 2019}}
- "40 Under 40." Long Island Business News (February 7, 2019).{{Cite news|url=https://libn.com/files/2019/01/40U40-FP-2019-event-6.jpg|title=Long Island 40 Under 40 Class of 2019|date=February 7, 2019|work=Long Island Business News|access-date=February 22, 2019}}
- "Key to the Village of Mineola," awarded by Mayor Scott Strauss (2011).
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Category:American people of Portuguese descent
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Category:Touro Law Center alumni