Martina Schwartz serves as WACA’s Events Manager, leading strategic planning, coordination, and execution of the organization’s meetings and events, including large premier and signature events, Council network membership meetings, and other in-person and virtual events. Martina is an established events and programmatic portfolio professional with extensive experience managing dynamic and diverse convenings in international development, donor, corporate, academic, and nonprofit sectors. Prior to joining WACA, Martina led a portfolio of energy infrastructure development projects as Associate Director with RTI International, leading implementation of country-based and regional USAID programs delivering energy system and market solutions in Europe, Eurasia, Africa, and Asia.
She has over 20 years of experience overseeing dynamic portfolios of donor, client, stakeholder and association member meetings, connecting diverse audience with global economic, trade and energy infrastructure issues, with dynamic roles at Deloitte Consulting, ECODIT LLC, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), World Learning, and Civic Education Project. Martina holds an M.A. degree in Public and International Affairs from University of Pittsburgh and a B.A./M.A. degree in British and American Studies from Presov University in her native Slovakia. Martina is native in Slovak and Czech, and speaks fluent English, Russian, and Ukrainian. She is conversational in several other Eastern European languages, and enjoys global travels, international food shows, DIY projects, and outdoor activities with her family.
