Martha Marshall is a Virginia based trainer and management consultant who helps government and non-profit organizations achieve sustainable results. She brings an in-depth knowledge of performance management developed through more than 35 years in local, state, national and international government settings. She is a highly skilled trainer and facilitator who helps public and non-profit organizations build results management capacity.
Martha draws upon extensive “hand-on” experience achieving results in government, serving 18 years as head of an internal consulting unit in Prince William County, VA that led strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, performance and innovation (1979-1997) She helped the County implement a nationally recognized managing-for-results system that engaged community members to define the desired future vision with elected leaders and engaged managers across departments to develop and measure strategies to achieve success.
Clients have included most major cities and counties in VA, and municipalities nationally ranging from large California counties to the Cities of Philadelphia and New York. With the Results That Matter Team she helped public health organizations plan and collaborate to make communities healthier, safer and more resilient. Martha was affiliated with the Public Strategies Group, (originator of Budgeting for Outcomes) and has trained local and state governments to implement BFO practices successfully. With The Abrahams Group, she has helped localities across the US establish managing for results systems. Martha has served The Urban Institute, ICMA, the National Civic League, Sloan Foundation, and the University of Vermont Continuing Education through training and research projects. Internationally in US AID funded projects, she developed a Results-Oriented Government training toolkit for the government of Jordan and a Service Delivery Improvement Model and training toolkit for managers of the Palestinian Authority.
Martha has a master’s degree in Urban Management from Virginia Tech and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Psychology from Randolph College. She has served as an adjunct professor in performance management for George Mason University. With the American Society for Public Administration, she served as a National Council member and as a fellow of its Center for Accountability and Performance. Martha resides in Prince William County Virginia and is a SWAM certified vendor in that state.