Mark serves as Special
Assistant to the Councilman. In that capacity,
he handles special projects and cases involving a broad
spectrum of issues and departments. He is also
the councilmans point person on city capital projects
and on public works issues, such as street beautification
projects and street resurfacing.
Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Mark-Antonio
Grant moved to Los Angeles in 1978 after graduating
from William Paterson University, where he earned a
degree in Communications. Following six and a half
years as an engineer with the American Broadcasting
Company, he made a career change to the public service
arena; which featured assignments with Santa Monica
Chapter of the American Red Cross, the South Coast
Air Quality Management District, and the Conrad N.
Hilton Foundation's ""Best Campaign For A Drug Free
Tomorrow."
In 1992, he moved back to his home state of New Jersey,
where he worked as a legislative aide for State Senator
Ronald L. Rice, until 1994; when he returned to Los
Angeles. Once back in Los Angeles, he worked for the
Los Angeles Unified School District, first as a producer
for the school television station KLCS, then as the
Special Projects Coordinator for the Office of Communications,
under Superintendent, Dr. Ruben Zacarias, until accepting
the position as Community Liaison for the Rita D. Walters
Learning Complex.
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