Oregon Staff

Rhonda is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati with degrees in Marketing and Finance. After 14 years at Lexis-Nexis, she joined the WorldCom Foundation, dedicated to helping K-12 teachers integrate technology as an effective learning tool into the classroom. Through this work, she had the opportunity to visit a diverse cross-section of schools nationally, giving her a firsthand look at the public education system.

After having her own children, Rhonda became an activist to make positive change for all kids. In 2009 she became a Team Coordinator for the West Linn-Wilsonville chapter of Stand for Children, working on issues such as stable school funding and early childhood education. Rhonda joined Stand for Children's staff in September 2009.

Joy Marshall grew up in Michigan and attended great public schools all of her life, including the University of Michigan Honor's College. She taught middle school in Chicago before becoming involved in grassroots organizing for social change.

Her first political job was on the campaign to re-elect Chicago Mayor Harold Washington in 1987. Since then, she has organized on numerous issues, including universal health care, equitable taxes, and worker rights. She has run over two dozen political campaigns, but has lost count!

She founded and built two Stand for Children chapters in the Eugene area, who have won higher standards for child care providers, eliminating soda and junk food from local schools, and millions of dollars in school funding. The chapters are now focused on supporting great schools and a great teacher in every classroom.

Emily Nazarov was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. She received her B.A. in Political Science from The University of Portland and her J.D. from Pennsylvania State University, the Dickinson School of Law. After graduation from law school, Emily returned to Oregon and spent a decade working as a lawyer in Portland.

Emily joined Stand for Children as a member and Team Coordinator in 2004. In 2010, Emily decided to make a career change and joined the Stand for Children staff as an Organizer. She is now working on building Stand teams in North Portland and supporting existing teams in the Portland Chapter.