Martha Parker has developed and managed award-winning consumer education and brand communications programs for private sector clients including Mobil Chemical, Coca-Cola, Weyhauser, Tenneco Packaging and not-for-profit clients including BRBA - the Business Alliance for Sustainable Purchasing, Corrugated Packaging Council, National Recycling Coalition and the National Football league (NFL).
She founded Parker Associates in 1996 in order to focus exclusively on strategic communications. Prior to founding Parker & Associates, Parker was president of a $20 million marketing and strategic communications company, (Providence, RI). Previous positions include legislative aide in the US. House of Representatives, (Washington D.C.), Special Assistant to the Dean, Yale School of Architecture, and marketing management with a banking corporation.
Parker has been recognized by :
- Who’s Who of American Women
- Accredited by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) (holds Senior Counselor status),
- Certification in management (PMP) from the Project Management Institute of America.
- B.S. degree, Communications, the University of Illinois, MA degree,University of Rhode Island,
- Graduate studies at Harvard University (2003), Graduate School of Education, Project Zero. Currently in the MPA program, Harvard University, Kennedy School
- National (Founding) Partner, Women Impacting Public Policy (consortium of 500,000 women in business), and member of the national policy committee.
- National Board, Alliance of Business Women International (San Diego, CA)
- Board of Directors, Ars Cognita, Inc., focusing on artificial Intelligence (Manchester, NH)
- Board, LISTEN, Upper Valley Charitable organization
- Parker is a resident of Grantham (Eastman), New Hampshire, and currently serves as volunteer in the NH Adult Literacy program
