Martinez joins the Cougars after serving as head coach at Highland School in Warrenton, Virginia since 2017. Her Hawks teams earned four regular season and conference championships along with a Virginia state title in 2019. During her tenure, she also served as an assistant coach to the Elevate Elite AAU team, where she focused on defensive schemes and skill development for both guards and post players.

Martinez earned VISAA DII State Coach of the Year Honors for the 2017-18 and 2019-20 seasons.

Most recently, in 2021, Warrenton was the Virginia state runner-up while earning conference championships for both the regular season and tournament.

Prior to her time at Highland, Martinez was head coach at Stonewall Jackson High School (2011-17) (since renamed Unity Reed High School) and oversaw three levels of girls basketball, earning five winning seasons, five district titles, two region titles and was a state finalist.

Martinez has also served as an assistant coach at the junior college level, coaching at Pensacola State College in Pensacola, Florida, where she coached seven players who earned Division I scholarships.

Previously, she also coached at Central Methodist University (Fayette, Missouri) and at St. Andrews University (Laurinburg, North Carolina).

Martinez has also coached camps at a slew of sites, including Duke, Maryland, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Texas, George Washington and Virginia.

Martinez graduated from St. Andrews University with a B.A. in psychology and also earned a Master of Education from Central Methodist University and a Master of Teaching from Liberty University.