- Marty works with the Leadership Institute at California State University, Fresno to raise achievement for all students and is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the University of La Verne.
- She serves as Consultant for School Services of California in the selection of Chief Financial Officers for school districts.
- Marty was Superintendent for the Standard School District in Bakersfield, California from 1991-1998. Previously Marty was an elementary teacher, reading specialist with junior high and high school students, adjunct faculty at community and state colleges and a doctoral-level associate professor at the University of La Verne.
- She was a consultant with Executive Search Services of California School Boards Association, consultant for Springboard Schools and leader/facilitator for the California School Leadership Association.
- Marty also served as interim chief officer for two private schools in Bakersfield, California.
- She conducts workshops for school boards and non-profit leadership organizations and facilitates long-range planning and change process, engaging participants in relevant, priority topics through her consultancy, Expanding Expectations.
- Marty served in several capacities with Rotary and other local groups.
- Marty received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters degrees from California State University Fullerton and her Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from the University of La Verne.
- She was a member of State Superintendents’ Committee, and was named regional superintendent of the year (ACSA) 1997 and Kappan (Phi Delta Kappa) of the year in 1989.
- Married forty years before becoming widowed, Marty has two adult children and two grandchildren. “Never bored,” she jogs, travels, reads, and enjoys a variety of interests.