John Martinez, Deputy Director of Program Development for MDRC, has been elected to serve as the institutional representative for the governing Policy Council of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Martinez joins MDRC Board member Ron Haskins, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, who was recently named President-Elect of APPAM. A membership organization, APPAM is dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis, and education.

Martinez, who joined MDRC in 1997, is an expert in project incubation and start-up. He oversees MDRC’s grants management and funder relations functions and plays a key role in new program development across MDRC’s five policy areas. Prior to his current role, he served as Deputy Director of MDRC’s Health and Barriers to Employment Policy Area, where he focused predominantly on projects targeting young people, including young people with disabilities and those in the foster care and juvenile justice systems.