Marta V. Martínez is a community program administrator, activist and historian in Providence, Rhode Island.
[1] Martínez graduated from Providence College in 1979 and from George Washington University with a master's degree in journalism in 1985.
[2] Much of Martínez's work has centered around advocacy for, and documenting the history of, the Latinx community in Rhode Island.
The committee developed into the non-profit organization, Rhode Island Latino Arts.
[3][4] She was also named artist-in-residence at Trinity Repertory Company in 2018,[5] and she received an honorary degree from Providence College in 2019.