Mr. Martin graduated from New Mexico Junior College in 1985 with an Associate of Science degree prior to graduating with his Bachelor of Science in Communications at Eastern New Mexico State University in 1987. He then attended Texas Tech University, where he completed coursework for his Texas teacher certification in 1989. In 1998, Wayland Baptist University awarded his Masters of Instructional Leadership degree.  

He began his teaching career in Cotton Center, Texas, where he taught from 1990 - 1992 before coming to Alderson Junior High in Lubbock from 1992-1999. Mr. Martin began his administrative career as an assistant principal at Dunbar Junior High in 1999 and remained there until transferring as an assistant principal to Monterey High School from 2003-2010. He transitioned to Mackenzie Middle School as an assistant principal in 2010.

His wife, Janet, is a retired Lubbock ISD math instructor. She currently teaches at All Saints School. They have a daughter, Makenzie, and a granddaughter, Addison Clark, who live in Anchorage, AK.