Faculty/Staff Information

Kat Martinez

She/They

Center Director, Center on Workforce and System Development, The Research Institute

| martinezke@wou.edu

Why I chose WOU

At WOU since

09/19/2022

Hobbies

Walking my dogs Maddie and Lilly, kayaking, and playing board games with my three kiddos.

Fun fact

Hometown

Casper, Wyoming

Favorite book/movie

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Areas of responsibility

The position oversees and supports teams within the Center on Workforce and System Development including: Central Coordination, Find Child Care Oregon, Essential Fellowship, and Child Care Substitutes of Oregon.

Education

Master of Public Administration with a focus on State and Local Government

Southern Utah University, January 2021 to April 2023

Professional memberships

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children (ORAEYC)
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA)

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