Before becoming an Ombudsman Representative five years ago, Marco worked more than 15 years in nursing facilities as a C.N.A., Medical Records Technician and Admissions Coordinator.  He also worked 6 years as a senior case manager helping seniors to obtain Medicare, Medi-Cal and housing.

Marco is very involved with the senior community and he is the president for L.E.O.N. (Latino Elders Outreach Network), a group of volunteers whose main goal is to link the Latino, and other senior communities to resources available to them.

Marco is part of the Santa Barbara APS MDT on Crime and the Elder Death Review team.