LWV Florida Announces New Lobbyist

Marty attended public schools in College Park/Orlando, graduated from Tusculum College with an undergraduate degree, and completed her graduate work at Florida State University. She lived for a short time in Ft. Myers, and returned to Tallahassee to work for several statewide campaigns. She also took a part-time job lobbying on behalf of the Florida Association on Aging/Florida Council on Aging.

Early in her career, she worked in the Florida Department of Education as a regional coordinator. While working with School Boards around the state, she was introduced to curriculum publishing companies.

Marty was recruited to work as a Sales Representative for Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley and later for Glencoe McGraw-Hill. She led the nation in sales for a newly formed division of Glencoe McGraw-Hill, which sold curriculum software/testing. Marty exceeded sales goals, receiving company leadership awards such as the Pacesetter Award.

She had another opportunity to work for a leading national integrated software curriculum company, Compass Learning. As an Account Executive, she met multiple territory expectations in the first year to join the Million Dollar Club.

As the software market expanded, Marty accepted the challenge of opening a new market in Alabama for Scientific Learning, a neurological intervention software company. In her initial year she generated over a half a million in sales and services.

Marty’s most recent sales position involved large enterprise sales solutions. She served as the Southeast Sales Account Manager for Educational Solutions Development, which provided administrative software for school systems nationwide. She oversaw installation of multiple year sales contracts totaling over $20 million.

Marty has been a member of the League of Women Voters for many years. She has served on the local board, and most recently served as interim executive director of the LWVFL.