Jessica Marques is the Course Coordinator for the Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP).
A native of Los Angeles, CA, Ms. Marques has over 10 years of social justice endeavors throughout Los Angeles, Chicago, Venezuela, and Brazil. As the Course Coordinator for WOSHTEP, she contributes her many skills to project trainings, program planning, awareness sessions, and network development. She served as the Coordinator for the Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (SoCalCOSH) while attending UCLA as an undergraduate majoring in International Development Studies with a minor in Latin American Studies and currently serves as an Executive Board Member. Ms. Marques has dedicated herself to the promotion of safety and health within the labor movement with experience as a policy advocate, organizer, and safety and health coordinator for AFSCME Local 3299 in Los Angeles and AFSCME Council 31 in Chicago.
As the coordinator for the safety and health initiatives at AFSCME Council 31, she led efforts in developing safety and health training and leadership development for healthcare workers attempting to organize in 9 medical centers of Resurrection Health Care. As an organizer she coordinated and facilitated trainings, coordinated outreach efforts, developed organizing strategies and provided technical assistance.
Ms. Marques also has a research background in investigating effective outreach, prevention, and intervention methods for improving lifestyle quality correlated to public health for vulnerable and underserved populations. She holds a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of Illinois, Chicago School of Public Health, Ms. Marques's research stems from her academic preparation as a public health professional with a focus in Behavioral Science and Community Health.