Guerda Martin, Office Manager

“Volunteering is not a choice but an obligation to my community,” says Guerda Martin, office manager, “but I wanted to connect this passion with my work. I wanted to be part of the bigger picture—not only touching my community, but also the world.” 

With IntraHealth since 2005, Guerda manages facilities in the Chapel Hill and Washington, D.C. offices, working as a liaison between building management, vendors, and overseeing the office services support staff. She also specializes in negotiation of leases for both offices, space planning, and maintaining a safe and secure working environment.

When Guerda lived in Boston, she decided to pursue a career in non-profits after volunteering at organizations in which the recipients were minorities but the staff were not; she decided that as a minority woman, it was important for her to be a “minority woman in service.”

“I began searching for work with an organization whose values and beliefs intertwined with mine,” she says, “an organization that not only helped others but also empowered women around the world to live in dignity, no matter what life’s circumstances presented.”

IntraHealth’s mission appealed to Guerda, who was excited by the shared core beliefs and convictions that surfaced during her interview. “I still recall leaving the interview with renewed energy, thinking, ‘IntraHealth has a unified approach to addressing the plight of women and children of Africa and around the world.’” Although Guerda’s position does not engage directly with staff in IntraHealth’s field offices, she feels that providing staff and visitors with a positive work environment allows her to contribute to the mission.

Recently, Guerda and her team worked hard to successfully open the Washington, D.C. office and are currently working on expanding the Chapel Hill office space.

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