About
Marchel Chiemi Marcos (she/her) is an entrepreneur, changemaker, and organizer. Marchel attended Portland State University and studied Urban and Public Affairs. In 2019, Marchel completed the fellowship program with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon (PPAO) where she testified for the first time in support of Paid Family and Medical Leave. Marchel was later recognized with the PPAO Volunteer Excellence Award which led her to deepening her work in grassroots organizing. Through her role as the Political, policy, advocacy, and civic engagement Director at APANO Action Fund, Marchel has led multiple field campaigns including the We Count Oregon census campaign and helped to elect the first in the Nation- 5 Vietnamese Asian Americans into the Oregon legislature. Marchel currently serves as the Political Director for Family Forward Oregon/ Action and Mother PAC and the Campaign Supervisor for Sex Worker Affirming Advocates. As a speaker, Marchel has been invited to speak at the Portland March for Reproductive March, Portland State University, Lewis & Clark, Doc Martens, and has been featured in POP Sugar.
As a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, Marchel is committed to intersectional social justice, advocacy for communities of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, and survivors.
Marchel founded Oregon Voice for Survivors to organize and elect candidates that will center survivor voices in policies and mitigate harm caused by people in positions of power. Her work is grounded in centering the experiences of historically underrepresented communities and those with intersectional identities to achieve equity.
Marchel is a single parent raising two children in Hillsboro, Oregon. In her free time she enjoys traveling, trying new foods, and co-owns Rooted by Plant Mami’s. Marchel is proud to be born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended Iolani and Roosevelt High School. Marchel’s family immigrated to Hawaii from Okinawa, Ukraine, and Pangasinan, Philippines.