Rosario Marin, Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency for California and Former U.S. Treasurer, Huntington Park, CA
Rosario Marin was born in Mexico and has been a naturalized citizen since 1984. Currently, she serves in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cabinet as Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency where she oversees the state’s civil rights enforcement, consumer protection, and the licensing of 2.4 million Californians in more than 255 different professions.
Appointed by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Ms. Marin served as the 41st Treasurer of the United States where she had oversight of the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. She championed the U.S. Treasury's financial literacy outreach program focusing especially on the 10 million unbanked Americans. In addition, she served on the White House Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In 1995, for her tireless work on behalf of persons with developmental disabilities, Ms. Marin was awarded the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Prize at the United Nations. She was only the second person to receive the honor. She is a former member of the Special Olympics International Board of Directors and the National Association of Latino Elected Officials. She has also been an appointed California Film Commissioner.