Olga Martinez Hickman

Cradle-to-Career Partnership Leader Fellow

Dr. Olga Martinez Hickman is the Executive Director of Bachman Lake Together, in Dallas, Texas. She supports cross-sector partnerships aimed at redesigning systems and strategies to enhance high-quality early childhood education for all children, regardless of background. She has more than two decades of relevant education and experience, including supporting statewide leadership, place-based and system-change initiatives. Her areas of expertise include equity and excellence, parent leadership, and place-based opportunities. Dr. Martinez Hickman is a product of public education. She began her career as a classroom teacher and taught at the same elementary school she attended. Dr. Martinez Hickman earned her Ph.D. in K-16 Research, Policy, and Leadership from The University of Texas at Arlington.