Aurelio Marquez
Program and Communications Manager
Minority Business Opportunity Center
Mayor’s Office of Economic Development

Aurelio Marquez is the Program and Communications Manager for the Los Angeles Business Opportunity Center. In this position he handles the outreach for the Center’s marketing, business development events, conducts information sessions for new clients, creates and develops the marketing materials, newsletters, and other outreach materials.

He is a former Intern in the city of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office Housing and Economic Development - Business Team. In this capacity he worked on compiling information for the real estate development projects database, for projects occurring within the city. He also conducted research on potential future development projects, wrote mayoral briefs, attended business events, provided outreach support, and gathered demographic information about businesses within the Los Angeles County.

Other experience includes planning and coordinated events for the wider University of Pennsylvania campus, where he was responsible for all aspects of planning and logistics. He also was an office assistant and helped maintain the computer network

He is proficient in Spanish (both written and oral) and is an expert in computer programs, including: Microsoft Office, HTML, C++, IDIS, PAR, and ZIMAS.

Aurelio has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Latin American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.