Leslie Cooper Marquez currently serves as the Director of Marketing & Communications at Arizona Technology Council since October 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Marketing Director at focusIT, Inc. and Director of Marketing at Ballet Arizona. Leslie has also worked as a Residential Marketing Specialist for KS StateBank, where responsibilities included managing marketing strategies for a team of Loan Originators. Additionally, Leslie participated in Valley Leadership Accelerate 2019, an initiative addressing key issues in Arizona. Previous roles include Marketing & Communications Specialist at Maynard Cooper & Gale, Asset Management Trainer at Navigate Affordable Housing Partners, and Marketing Director/Senior Account Director at Cummings Creative Group. Early career experiences featured positions as Office Manager & Marketing Coordinator at Cook & Bynum Capital Management and Sales Manager at My Scoop Media, Inc. Leslie holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Journalism & Mass Communication from Samford University, graduated in 2004.