Michelle Martin is involved in the operations of the Martin Companies, headquartered in Bernie, Missouri, which includes Martin farms owner, operator and manager of farmland in the Missouri bootheel counties of Stoddard, Scott, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin and Bollinger. Martin Grain Company is a licensed buyer of grain in the state of Missouri. Martin Rice Company is a processor of rice in Missouri that is sold domestically and internationally. Martin Landgrading is a precision leveler and developer of farmland in the bootheel of Missouri.
Prior to helping with the Martin operations, she was a teacher in Southeast Missouri for 15 years. She implemented the eMINTS program for third graders, which was funded through the state of Missouri. She taught Reading Recovery for qualifying first graders for several years and taught the Reading First program to second graders which was partially funded by the state of Missouri.
Martin received her Bachelor of Science in Early Education from Southeast Missouri University in 1990. She earned her Master’s Degree in School Administration from William Woods University in 2007.
Michelle and her husband, Tim, live in the rural Bernie area. They have been married for 30 years and have two daughters, Bailey and Shelby.
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