Martha Leen has over 25 years’ experience in nonprofit management, project development, implementation and evaluation, and grant writing in sectors including education, child welfare, and aging services. Currently, Martha serves as Director of Community Programs and Area Agency Planner for Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore, a position she has held since 2019. In this role, she oversees a range of programs and services for older adults, adults with disabilities, and their caregivers throughout the agency’s 28-community service area. Programs include supportive housing, food security, Medicare benefit counseling, family caregiver support, transportation, and outreach. She also serves on the Advisory Council for the Mayor’s Health Task Force for the City of Lawrence, the Elder Services Task Force in Andover, and is an officer for the General Charitable Society of Newburyport.
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Having had ties to the Merrimack Valley for her entire life, Martha now lives in Newburyport with her three children, Isabella, Harry, and Lila. Martha’s interests include hiking, gardening, board games, and throwing parties in her 200-year-old barn.

​She has a B.A. from Smith College and a M.Ed. from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.