Malorie Martinez

Mrs. Martinez’s professional accolades and achievements have an unparalleled poignancy. As the leader of our Speech and Language Therapy Department, Mrs. Martinez’s success is remarkably evident in the progress that each of her students presents. Mrs. Martinez, in conjunction with our on-site occupational therapist, helps these students find their voice. To call it a beautifully inspiring relationship between teacher and student might be the understatement of the year. However, to Mrs. Martinez, it’s precisely what has motivated her to keep going after 25 years.

“I love observing noticeable progress in students; for example, seeing a child who once rarely spoke begin to share their thoughts and opinions, or seeing that a student can now advocate for themselves, or knowing that a child once could not articulate a particular sound and now they can.  These things are very gratifying,” Mrs. Martinez said. “But even more important,” Mrs. Martinez explained, “is that Radcliffe creates a learning environment where students feel safe. Watching a child open up because they feel free to be themselves is a beautiful thing.”

Mrs. Martinez primarily grew up in Alexandria, VA, but also spent time on the West Coast (California) and in the North East (Maine). She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at William and Mary, and her Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) through the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), and maintains a Maryland State License in Speech-Language Pathology.  She has twice earned the ASHA ACE Award for exceeding 75 hours in professional development in the span of three years.  A member of the Radcliffe Creek family since 1999, Mrs. Martinez now lives in Worton, MD, with her husband and two sons.