The Office of the Secretary is responsible for departmental
organization, staffing, budgeting and policies that enforce the laws and
regulations which the department administers.
She is a member of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, an independent federal committee that advises the President and Congress on good neighbor practices along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Marissa holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Florida International University in Miami, Fla. Marissa is a native of Chimayó with family ties in New Mexico dating back generations. Marissa was born in Los Alamos, N.M.
OOTS supports the department through the divisions and offices below: