Executive Staff

Robert Martin
President, Imagine America Foundation
202.336.6758
bob.martin@apscu.org

Robert L. Martin assumed the position of President of the Imagine America Foundation (formerly the Career College Foundation), the 501(3) (C) public policy/research affiliate of the Career College Association, in March 2006. Prior to this, Bob served as the Foundation’s Vice President/Executive Director for over six years.

Before joining the Imagine America Foundation, Bob spent several years as a private consultant serving both public and private sector clients. In this capacity, Bob provided government relations, marketing and business development services to national trade associations as well as leading textbook publishers, educational software developers, computer hardware manufacturers and internet service providers.

Prior to private consulting, Bob spent more than 10 years in senior positions at the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and most recently was the Vice President/Executive Director of the Center for Workforce Preparation. Under his direction, the Chamber created this Center and developed a national outreach program, which now serves the more than 3,000 state and local chambers of commerce nationwide. Bob worked extensively with senior level officials at the U. S. Departments of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services, as well as the White House, and other leading business/trade associations. Bob directed all research and public policy activities in these areas. In addition, he created the highly successful "Town Hall" satellite meeting series hosted by the Chamber.

Capitol Hill prepared Bob for his tenure at the Chamber of Commerce as he worked on the personal staff of Congressman Robert W. Daniel of Virginia. He also spent 5 years in state government; three working for the Governor's Office in the State of Indiana directing state manpower programs, and two as a Senior Staff Associate at the National Governors' Association here in Washington.

Bob holds a B.S. in Political Science and Business Administration from Central Michigan University and a M.P.A. from Indiana University.

Natives of Michigan, Centreville, Virginia is now home for Bob, his wife Debi, and their two daughters, Lauren and Brittany.