Fall 2022 - to present
- Martha is an Alaska Athabaskin woman. She was born and raised in interior Alaska in
and around McGrath. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
- Martha currently works for University of Alaska Fairbanks as a Cultural-Educational
Specialist in the ASMP program. She delivers professional development sessions highlighting
Alaska’s Cultural Standards and the framework for Cultural Proficiency. She presents
culturally responsive teaching strategies and shows how they are imbedded into teacher
planning and delivery of content. She has 25 years of classroom experience teaching
grades 4-6 in Anchorage.
- Martha has always been involved in furthering educational goals and services for Alaska’s
children. She served on Governor Hammond's Effective Schools Task Force and was selected
as a BP Teacher of Excellence in Anchorage in 2007. She received her Bachelor of Education
from UAA, earning the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Study, and her
Master of Science in Education from Kansas University. She is a contributing author
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