Background
Martin, Helene Getter was born on May 24, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Seymour Samuel and Doris Viola (Taylor) Getter.
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Helene Getter Martin
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Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with distinction, Wheaton College, 1962; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1964; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1981.
Career
Caseworker, consultant, Massachusetts Department Mental Health, Milton, 1965-1978; program analyst department nursing, Ambulatory Care Center, University of California, San Francisco, 1980-1981; consultant mental health, member of faculty Boston College, Legal Assistance Bureau, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1978-1980; marketing associate, Vesper Hospitals, San Leandro, California, 1981-1983; director resource development, American Academy Ophthalmology, San Francisco, 1983-1985; manager membership development, The Museum Society, San Francisco, 1986-1989; director development and alumni relations School Social Work, Columbia University, New York City, 1989-1993; senior development officer, director campaign, Long Island U., Brooklyn, 1993-1996; case worker, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 1965-1978; programs director, Massachusetts Mental Health Association, 1978-1980.
Achievements
Membership
Co-founder Marin Parents and Community Together, Marin County, California, 1987. Board directors, member Executive Committee Oxfam-American, Boston, 1973-1979. Member Committee to Aid East Pakistan, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970.
Chairperson Emergency Relief Fund-Bangladesh, Newton, Massachusetts, 1972, Ad-Hoc Committee to RemoveAsbestos, Newton, 1978. Member Democratic City Committee, Newton, 1978. Chairperson welfare committee League of Women Voters, Newton, 1970.
Member National Society Fund Raising Executives (Golden Gate chapter, board dirs 1989,chairperson National Philanthrophy Day awards committee 1989).
Interests
Connections
Children: Lauren Renee, Susannah Taylor.
