10-Second Bio: Marcus Markle, seasoned U.S. traveler
January 6, 2025 •
Based at UCDC and originally from the San Fernando Valley, Marcus has visited all 50 U.S. states!
Name: Marcus Markle
Title: Operations Manager & Executive Assistant to AVP Chris Harrington
Department/Unit: Federal Governmental Relations (FGR)
Location: Washington, D.C.
When you started working at UCOP: January 2, 2024
What you do at UCOP in 5 words or less: Help expand UC’s federal funding
The best part about working for OP: FGR helps steward nearly $16 billion in federal funding — from the National Institutes of Health to the National Science Foundation — in order to create cutting-edge technologies, life-saving medicines and ground-breaking inventions. You can learn more about my team here.
Something your colleagues don’t know about you: I’ve traveled to all 50 states.
One weird fact about the town you grew up in: Winnetka — a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles — was established as a poultry farm in 1920, at the request of the LA Chamber of Commerce.
If you could have any job in the world (besides the one you have now), it would be: POTUS
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