About
Martha has 14+ years of experience developing and facilitating global and local programs for 6,000+ participants over 50+ programs to build a more just, climate-resilient world. Her skills focus on strategic planning, team building, project management, program design, operations and impact strategy and more. She is trained in leadership development, climate change and facilitation, with an academic background in anthropology and sociology.
Martha is passionate about deepening our connection to nature, community and developing self-leadership for a stronger future.
Background
Her 14+ years of experience extends from managing virtual and in person cohort-based programs, community-based coalitions, fellowship-focused conferences, network engagement and global world summits with an emphasis on training climate and social change leaders from around the world, including the first ever virtual Ocean Solutions Accelerator, the United Nations Ocean Conference Youth & Innovation Forum in Portugal and the Our Ocean Youth Leadership Summit in Panama.
As a consultant, she has been a founding team member and leader of OceanX Education, the project manager of the City of Detroit's first ever Waste Diversion Advisory Committee, a Board of Directors facilitator and more.
As a trained facilitator, she brings practices from StartingBloc, Rockwood Leadership Institute's Art of Leadership, the All We Can Save Project's Climate Wayfinding Cohort and more. She holds a degree in Anthropology and Sociology from Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
In Detroit, Martha is a member of the Built By Many cooperative, co-chair of the Michigan Food Waste Coalition's Hub Directory Committee, and member of the Detroit Green Task Force's Waste Reduction Committee. She is an active volunteer with Freedom House Detroit, Make Food Not Waste, Keep Growing Detroit and the Detroit People's Food Cooperative.
Portfolio of Consultancy
OceanX - OceanX Education Initiative Lead, Founding Team & Project Manager
Center for Sea Rise Solutions - Program Design & Workshop Management Lead
Waste Diversion Advisory Committee with Green Living Science for City of Detroit - Committee Management, Facilitation & Report Development and Design with Built by Many
City Institute with the Michigan Economic Development Coporation & the Michigan Growth Office - Strategic Planning, Program Design, Event and Project Management
City Institute - Fractional Chief of Staff, Strategic Planning & Advising
City Institute with New Economy Initiative - Program Design, Event and Project Management
Jampel Family Foundation - Strategic Planning, Facilitation and Project Management
Trucks Off Our Streets, City of Detroit Coalition with Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision - Strategic Planning and Coalition Facilitation with Built by Many
Green Living Science - Annual Board Retreat Design & Facilitator
West on Six Business Improvement Zone Initiative -Project Management, Impact Report, Community Engagement & Program Design with Built By Many
Detroit City Council District Six - Community Engagement for Climate Resilience with Built By Many
Michigan Central Station - Program Design & Community Engagement with Built By Many
Robobuoy - Research, Strategic Advising for Product Growth & Team Facilitator
Detroit Youth Development Resource Center - Team and Steering Committee Design & Facilitator
Corktown Business Association - Grantwriting Advising with Built By Many
Approach
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Imaginative program design, building first-of-its-kind curriculum and infrastructure.
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Adaptable project management centered on goals and team strengths.
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Clarified operations to centralize purpose and process with ease.
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Emergent facilitation focused enhancing leadership and outcomes.
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Future-focused lens, ensuring climate crisis adaptation alongside results.
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Creative collaboration with stakeholders, integrating different perspectives from key ecosystem leaders.
Highlighted Past Roles
Sustainable Ocean Alliance - Global Program Director and Ocean Solutions Accelerator Lead
StartingBloc - Director of Community Engagement, Strategic Partnerships and Institute Mentor
buildOn - Project Manager and Trek Coordinator
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [Stellantis] - Communications and Employee Engagement Lead
Challenge Detroit - Year 3 Fellow
