Martha is a graduate of Merrimack College (1969, BA in Political Science) and has worked as a social worker, paralegal and most recently, as a library assistant at Northern Essex Community College.

She loves to listen to classic country music and is an avid reader.  She is also the proud mother of three grown children, Regina, Chrissy, and Jay.  Additionally, she is Jim's key advisor.  It was Martha who came up with the idea of using

Brownfield's money to rehabilitate the old factory buildings of our city.

In her spare time, Martha participates in a book club at the Haverhill Public Library.