A Native of Connecticut, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall attended Villanova University, graduating with a degree in Political Science in 1993, and enrolled in law school in 1995. She was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in August 1998 and returned to American University to complete her Juris Doctor in 1999. After passing the Pennsylvania Bar Exam and graduating from The Basic School and Naval Justice School, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall reported for duty as a Defense Counsel at the Joint Law Center, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. In 2004, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall reported to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island where she served as Series Commander then Company Commander, November Company, Fourth Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Marshall concluded that tour serving as the Senior Defense Counsel at the Depot Law Center. In 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall served as the Officer-In-Charge, Joint Legal Assistance Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and then the Senior Defense Counsel at Legal Services Support Team – Delta. In 2008 Lieutenant Colonel Marshall deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, serving as a Rule of Law Attorney on the staff of Multi-National Force – Iraq at the United States Embassy. After redeploying, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall returned to Legal Services Support Team – Delta assuming responsibility as Officer-In-Charge. Lieutenant Colonel Marshall then spent two years at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar as the Senior Defense Counsel and Deputy Staff Judge Advocate. She was selected to attend The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2012 and graduated with her LLM degree in Military Justice in 2013. Upon graduation, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall returned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island to take charge of the newly created Defense Services Office, Parris Island. Six months later she took over as Officer-In-Charge, Legal Services Support Team – Parris Island and held that billet until 2017. In 2017, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall was assigned as Force Marine Officer, Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN in Okinawa Japan. She served as a liaison with the Navy’s Amphibious Force and the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. In 2018, Lieutenant Colonel Marshall received orders to Marine Corps Installations West – Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton where she served until recently as the Staff Judge Advocate. Lieutenant Colonel Marshall’s personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars in lieu of third award, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with one gold star, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and various campaign and service awards. Lieutenant Colonel Marshall retired from the Marine Corps after 23 years of service. She is currently a Senior Attorney, Government Relations at Crown Castle in San Diego, CA. Lieutenant Colonel Marshall resides in Ramona, California with her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Pablo Diaz, US Army, and her children, Jenna (20) and twins, Aidan and Sierra (16).