Leslie Martinez
Environmental Trainer

Leslie Martinez is currently a trainer for the Environmental Training program at Ft. Polk and has held this position for several years. Prior to this training position, Leslie was an employee working at Ft. Polk, and was also a part of the U.S. Armed Forces, therefore has great knowledge of the issues at Ft. Polk and other military installations. Leslie has co-written and/or updated the entire existing training curriculum used for the Environmental Training program at Ft. Polk.

Additionally, she has conducted research and provided instructions for the following courses and briefings: Environmental Compliance Officer Certification and Refresher Courses, Observer/Controller Environmental compliance Officer Certification Course, Newcomer Environmental Awareness Briefings, Commander/First Sergeant Environmental Awareness Briefings, Energy Officer Awareness Course, and the Limited Use Area Briefing.

While in the U.S. Army, Leslie was involved in programs such as, Drug Abuse Resistance Education Instructor/Crime Prevention NCO; Traffic Accident Investigator; and Drug/Narcotics Investigator.

Leslie holds a BS in Psychology, with honors from Northwestern State University and Hazardous Materials Awareness IFSAC Certification. She was co-author of "Comparison of the Belief and Recovery Level of those Experiencing Different Types of Trauma" which was presented at the Annual convention of the Louisiana Psychological Association, Baton Rouge, LA, October 1997.