Marie came to Voices in 2015 after 8+ years in Santa Clara County schools and communities of faith doing community based and education organizing with PACT. As an experienced and successful organizer, Marie supports Voices to utilize the community organizing model to identify, connect and train parents to be community leaders that build collective power and become highly engaged in their schools and communities. Marie is responsible for planning and leading Voices strategic growth

along with creating an environment in which Voices earns broad community support for opening and growing schools in new and existing regions. She received her bachelor’s degree from Colorado Christian University and her master’s degree from Wake Forest University. Marie lives part time in the Bay Area and part time in Southern California where she spends as much time as possible with her nieces and nephews.