Marissa is the Senior Administrative & Finance Associate at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. Marissa joined Stanford in 2017 and has worked in the School of Medicine Facilities, The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, and the Office of Research Administration. Prior to her time at Stanford, she spent nine years teaching English as a Second Language in South Korea. Marissa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film Theory from the University of Oklahoma. She loves reading, music, and cuddling her Old English Sheepdog.