Maria Marquez

LEND Self Advocacy Faculty since January 2019. Have over 25 years of experience of self-advocacy in developmental and intellectual disability Appointed by governor Brown, then appointed by governor Galvin Newsom for my second term for The State Council on Developmental Disability member at LARGE. Committee that I am appointed to for the State Council: Executive committee Positioned to the consumer advisory committee, self-determination(co-chair), legislation committee I also sit on the self-determination advisory committee as well as the self-determination work group. Sit on Developmental Disabilities Services task force.

I am also involved in varies presentation to help roll out the self-determination program for Department of Developmental Services I am also on the self-advocate of Los Angeles committee for the State Council in the Glendale office. Consulting with adults with developmental and intellectual disability Key Note Speakers for conferences in states wide on developmental and intellectual disability.