Trailblazing Through History: The First Black County Commissioner in Gwinnett County

Marlene M. Fosque was the first African American elected to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, District 4 seat in November 2018. She served as vice chair for 2020 and 2021.

Marlene recently began serving on the Mosaic Georgia Board of Directors. Mosaic Georgia is a ‘dual services’ center with specialized services for children, teens, and adults. We provide free, confidential support and services to victims and survivors of rape, sexual assault, and child sexual molestation and abuse. We work with survivors of all genders regardless of when the violence occurred and whether they choose to report. Support to children and their non-offending caregivers are offered with care.

Marlene was invited to become a Georgia Banking Company’s Gwinnett Marketing Advisory Board member in January 2024, where she assists in “facilitating deeper engagement between the board members and GBC's leadership, fostering a stronger sense of partnership.”
In March 2023, Marlene was elected by the Gwinnett State Legislative Delegation to serve a 4-year term on the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority (ATL-Region) board, representing Gwinnett’s Transit District 006 and 13 Counties from Cherokee to Coweta in Georgia.

In June 2023, Marlene served a brief stint as the Vice President of Partnership Gwinnett, an initiative of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. She assisted in leading the Business Community and Economic Development with staff, and its innovative approaches in 5 concentrated industry sectors: Information technology solutions, Health Sciences and S… Read More