Martha M. Walz

Martha M. "Marty" Walz (born July 7, 1961) is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives who served from January 2005 to February 2013. Walz, a Democrat, represented the Eighth Suffolk district, which is made up out of Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the West End in Boston and Cambridgeport, Area 4 and MIT in Cambridge. Early life and education Walz was born in Rochester, New York and went to college at Colgate University in Madison County, New York where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1983. In the fall of 1984, Walz started law school at New York University School of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 1987. Career After her graduation from New York University of Law, Walz moved to Boston, Massachusetts where she worked at the law firm of Palmer & Dodge until 1992. Later that year, Walz worked for Harcourt General, Inc., where she managed the company's global labor and employment law practice for a period of seven years. Walz became assistant director of human resources for the Boston Public Schools in 2000 and continued to work in this position until 2003. Prior to her run for office, Walz was the vice president of development at Jumpstart for Young Children, a national nonprofit based in Boston that pairs college students with preschool children who are at risk of entering school unprepared for success. In 2000, Walz graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government with a Master of Public Administration (MPA).