Marshelle A. Wilburn is a California native, born in Southern California, raised in Daly City and San Francisco, relocated to the East Bay in 1988, and has been a resident of Richmond since 2005. She is a wife, mother of five +1 chosen, speaker, author, international leadership trainer, and urban missionary. Since 2001, she has partnered in ministry with her husband, Port, Executive Director of Missions of Bridges Bay Area Association and in his role as Executive Pastor and Church Planter of Rock Harbor Christian Fellowship, San Pablo.
Through her educational and professional journey, Marshelle has pursued opportunities that enhance her desire to empower individuals to be confident in their identity and to live with purpose as a positive contributor to their community and our world. With a
degree in Clinical Psychology and a career in education as a college and career advisor and an elementary through high school teacher. She is passionate about teaching and
encouraging others to live their purpose fully.
Serving in the US Army Reserves, being a business owner and operator for over 20 years, a career in education, youth development, ministry, and community engagement with 16 years of service on the leadership team of one of the San Francisco Bay's largest homeless shelters, the Bay Area Rescue Mission, all led to her current position. As of July 2023, she became the Executive Director of Today's Youth Matter and is thrilled to have returned to her passion of impacting the lives of youth and helping them discover and fulfill their purpose in life.
Marshelle's loves are being a wife and mom of her five daughters, only son, and "Noni” to her granddaughter, spending time with family, studying and teaching the Bible, writing, speaking, beaches, rocks, and coffee.
