PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

3/93 - present, Associate Director and Community Education Director, Center for Learning and Leadership, OUHSC

3/90 - 2/93, Director of Services for Children and Families, Developmental Pathways, Inc., Aurora, CO

6/88 - 3/90, Project Coordinator and Trainer, The Rocky Mountain Adoption Exchange, Denver, CO

7/86 - 4/88, Program Manager and Trainer, Spaulding for Children's National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption, Detroit, MI

8/84 - 6/86, Program Coordinator, Rivendell School, Denver, CO

11/83 - 8/84, Project Director, Family Builders by Adoption, Denver, CO

9/73 - 6/80, Program Coordinator and Teacher, Rivendell School, Denver, CO

9/71 - 5/73, Teacher, Okmulgee City Schools, Okmulgee, OK

Office/Membership

Founding Member of Coloradans for Family Support

Secretary, Oklahoma Division of Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children (1994-95)

Oklahoma Leadership Team for Midwestern Consortium for Faculty Development in Early Intervention (1993-95)

Oklahoma Higher Education Consortium on Early Intervention

Oklahoma Respite Resource Network

Oklahoma Family Support Partnership Council

Governor's Conference on Developmental Disabilities Planning Committee

Oklahoma Olmstead Strategic Planning Committee

Co-Chair, Quality Assurance Subcommittee of the Oklahoma Olmstead Strategic Planning Committee

Honors/Awards

2004  Oklahoma Family Network Professional of the Year

1974  Colorado Association for Retarded Citizens Teacher of the Year

1974  Colorado Council for Exceptional Children Scholarship

Publications

Martin, V. Editor. Oklahoma Individual and Family Support Principles to Practice Indicators Oklahoma City:  Center for Learning and Leadership (Oklahoma's Federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research and Service), College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Fisher, M., and Martin, V.G., (2001).  Learning How to Use Managed Health Care:  A Training Guide on Medicaid Managed Care in Oklahoma.  Oklahoma City:  Center for Learning and Leadership (Oklahoma's Federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research and Service), College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Wilson, L..M., Martin, V.G., Moss, J.A. (2000).  Interdisciplinary Faculty Teams:  A Faculty Guide for Getting Started. Oklahoma City:  Center for Learning and Leadership (Oklahoma's Federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research and Service), College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Fisher, M., Martin, V.G., Worley, L. (2000).  A focus group report on Medicaid managed care in urban Oklahoma:  Results of interviews with families of children with disabilities.  Oklahoma City:  Center for Learning and Leadership (Oklahoma's Federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research and Service), College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Griswold, E., and Martin, V.G. (1984).  Look to Families: A Training Curriculum on Permanency Planning for Children with Developmental Disabilities.  Denver, CO.  Family Builders by Adoption.