Kim Martinez, M.Ed., serves as the National Wildlife Federation’s Chief Program Officer. Martinez previously served as NWF’s vice president of education where she oversaw the expansion of pre-K-12, higher education, youth leadership, and habitat and community programs serving more than 15,000 schools in the United States. Martinez also has led the nation's largest suite of urban habitat and K-16 conservation programs engaging millions of stewards for biodiversity across nearly half a million habitat projects.
Ms. Martinez earned her B.S. and teaching credential from the University of California, Riverside and received her Master’s Degree in School Administration from Azusa Pacific University. She was a classroom teacher and Administrator of Teacher Professional Development at the Center for Teacher Innovation at the Riverside County Office of Education in California where she supported 92 school districts in four counties. She was also an adjunct instructor in the School of Education at the University of California, Riverside. Her passion and commitment to conservation and education stems from childhood experiences spent camping, fishing, and exploring the natural environment. She currently lives with her husband and daughters on the Chesapeake Bay in Edgewater, Maryland.
