Leadership & Community Partners
Stan Martin, MM
Stan Martin, MM is the Founder and CEO of Stan Martin Consulting, LLC (SMC), a Buffalo-based, New York State Certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise advancing health equity through community-centered strategies. With more than two decades of experience in public health planning, implementation, community engagement, and systems change, Mr. Martin is recognized for his leadership in addressing the structural and social drivers of health disparities.
Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Mr. Martin has dedicated his career to improving health outcomes in communities disproportionately impacted by cardiovascular disease, chronic disease, tobacco-related illness, and other preventable health disparities.
SMC serves as the anchor organization for No Menthol Buffalo, a youth- and community-led movement working to reduce tobacco-related disease and death and advance health equity through education, advocacy, and community-based participatory approaches.
Mr. Martin also serves as an Outreach and Communications Consultant for the Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative (WNYICC), supporting New York State's Medicaid 1115 Waiver efforts across Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties. His work focuses on reaching Medicaid recipients with health-related social needs and strengthening connections to critical resources, including housing, food and nutrition, transportation, health care, and other community-based services.
His expertise spans tobacco control, cardiovascular and chronic disease prevention, health promotion, Medicaid community outreach, workforce development, and adolescent health. A core component of his work includes training and empowering residents, particularly in historically underserved communities, to better manage hypertension and reduce their risk of stroke, heart attack, and other cardiovascular diseases through culturally responsive education and population-based interventions.
In 2026, Mr. Martin received the Buffalo Branch NAACP Medgar Evers Civil Rights Award, recognizing his leadership and commitment to advancing civil rights, health equity, and social justice in the Buffalo community.
Mr. Martin continues to collaborate with community, health care, government, and public health partners to advance sustainable policy, systems, and environmental changes that improve health outcomes, expand access to resources, and promote equity for communities that have historically been underserved.
