Cecilia Martinez

Cecilia Martinez serves as the executive director of the Reform Institute. Prior to joining the Reform Institute in January 2003, she served as the executive director of the Clean Elections Institute in Arizona. She has coordinated the Southwest Policy Leaders Forum at the Center for Policy Alternatives in Washington, D.C. and has spent two years on staff at the Colorado General Assembly. Cecilia is a trustee on the Committee for Economic Development and an alumnus of the Council of Young Political Leaders. Cecilia holds a master's degree in political science from Colorado State University.

Ms. Martinez has appeared on national television news programs including MSNBC’s Tucker Carlson Show, NOW with Bill Moyers, ABC's 20/20, and the News Hour with Jim Lehrer. She has been quoted in national news outlets including TIME magazine, US News and World Reports, CNN Espanol, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press.

Ms. Martinez is an alumnus of the American Council of Young Political Leaders where she traveled to Hungary and Poland. She is an active Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development and serves on the American Bar Association’s Coalition for Justice. She is also a graduate of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) Leadership Development Program.