Martina Marie Gates

Background

Gates, Martina Marie was born on March 19, 1957 in Minneapolis. Daughter of John Thomas and Colette Clara (Luetmer) Gates.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Management cum laude, University St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1984. Master of Business Administration in Marketing, University St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1987.

Career

Teachers assistant, Minneapolis Area Vocational Technology Institute, Minneapolis, 1978-1979; secretary, regional sales manager, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1979; secretary bakery mix, marketing manager, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1979-1980; secretary, vice president sales and new business development, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1980; customer service representative regional accounts, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1980-1981; customer service representative national accounts, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1981-1982; credit coordinator industrial foods division, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1982-1985; assistant credit manager consumer foods division, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1985; advertising/sales promotion manager industrial foods division, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1985-1986; assistant credit manager fast food and restaurant division, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1986-1987; director development United States of America and Canada franchise area, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, 1987-1989; director franchise development, FIRSTAFF, Inc., Minneapolis, 1989-1990; director administration, Robert Half International, Inc., Minneapolis, 1990-1994; director client services, The National Purchase Diary Group, Inc., Chicago, since 1994.

Achievements

• Martina Marie Gates has been listed as a noteworthy Food products company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer seamstress Guthrie Theater Costume Shop, Minneapolis, since 1975. Alumni member New College Student Advisory Council St. Thomas, St. Paul, since 1984. Volunteer Minneapolis Aquatennial, 1987.

Member Streeterville Organization of Active Residents, Omicron Delta Epsilon.

Interests

• Sports, fine arts, needlecrafts.

Connections

Father:

John Thomas Gates

Mother:

Colette Clara (Luetmer) Gates