Martin to guide update of DMA reserve study

(Jan. 28, 2021) Linda Martin, the office manager for Ocean Pines Public Works, will lead an effort to update a study of Ocean Pines’ replacement reserves.  

The Association originally commissioned the study in 2015, hiring Virginia-based firm Design Management Associates Inc. (DMA) to do the work.  

Once the initial study was done, Doug Greene, reserve specialist and partner with DMA, presented his findings to the Ocean Pines Board in 2016, which included a recommendation of the necessary level of Ocean Pines reserves, based on its assets. DMA used proprietary software to make the calculation.  

The Board last reviewed the study in 2018. Starting in February, Martin will work to update the contents of the study.  

“Linda will be reporting to me as we review and update the fixed assets register,” General Manager John Viola said.  

Viola said Martin would interact with Director of Finance and Operational Logistics Steve Phillips, Accounting Manager Julia Johnson, and the Ocean Pines Budget and Finance Committee.  

“She will also meet with all department heads to receive their input on the updates,” Viola said. “Following that, she will engage with Doug Greene from DMA, who will use their software to update our calculations and determine the overall status.” 

After Ocean Pines and DMA update the register and confirm the calculations, Viola will host a virtual town hall, when Martin and the Budget and Finance Committee will present the results.  

Martin was born and raised on the western shore of Maryland. She majored in accounting at Anne Arundel Community College and started her career with the Department of the Army, in their resource management division. Martin has held other financial-related positions in retail, medical and community-based organizations. 

She moved to the Eastern Shore in 2006 and worked for the Public Works/CPI Department from 2006-2017 as an office coordinator. Last October, Viola reached out to Martin and asked her to return to Ocean Pines as an office manager in the Public Works department, which she accepted.  

Martin currently lives in Selbyville with her husband, Jim.