Martha brings almost 30 years’ of experience in monitoring and evaluation, with her most recent work focusing on international development. She brings a strong commitment to conducting evaluations that make a difference. She has worked across a number of sectors and is known for her ability to lead multi-disciplinary and complex projects. She combines this with experience with organizational and policy development, including strategic and operational planning. She has worked with a variety of vulnerable populations including homeless people, First Nations and other Indigenous communities, children, older adults and people with disabilities. As well, she has worked in a number of disciplines including health, social services, employment, economic development, food security and green energy. This combination has supported the successes she has achieved in facilitating positive change in programs, organizations and systems.

Martha has a keen interest in the development of the field of evaluation. Through her work on the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Core Body of Knowledge project with Rochelle Zorzi and Burt Perrin, she has contributed to a better understanding of the value of evaluation and what is needed to conduct credible and useful evaluations. She has also been involved with the development of the CES Professional Designation Program. She is a past board member and past-chair of the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society and is also the past-president of the CES National Council. She represents CES on the board of the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation and is on the Management Group Executive for EvalPartners. She received the CES 2009 Award for Contribution to Theory and Practice of Evaluation in Canada.