Lark-Marie Antón is the Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for the Miss Universe Organization.

Previously, Ms. Antón was the Spokeswoman for Verizon Communications, Inc. She represented the company in New York City, where the corporation headquarters are located in Lower Manhattan. Verizon is a Fortune 10 Company on the Fortune 500 list with revenues of over $67 billion.

Ms. Antón has served as Chief of Staff at the Community Assistance Unit for the Mayor of the City of New York, The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg. She also worked in the Mayor’s Press Office as Deputy Press Secretary where she was responsible for overseeing press and publicity for various city agencies and offices. Ms. Antón was a liaison and spokeswoman for the Mayor.

Lark was born and raised in New York. She received her undergraduate degree from Marist College in 1999 and went on to receive a Master in Communication Studies from West Virginia University in 2000. She worked on various productions following her graduation such as the 2001 MTV Movie Awards and TV Funhouse on Comedy Central.

Lark devotes much of her time to volunteering and community service. She has been the Co-Chair of the 'Cielo Latino' Gala to benefit the Latino Commission on AIDS for the past three years and will serve again as Co-Chair in 2010. She is a member of the Marist College Communications Advisory Board and was a Board Member of the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill. Lark currently serves on the Junior Committee of Prospect Park in Brooklyn as well as the Junior Board of Repertorio Español and is proud to be a Founding Member of the New York Chapter of the Wheelchair Foundation. Lark was honored in 2003 with the AYUDA ‘Guiding Star’ Award. In 2004 she was included in El Diario / La Prensa as a ‘Distinguished Female of the Year’.

Lark resides in Brooklyn with her family and if it were up to her, McDonald’s would cater lunch to the office everyday.