Marta Keane has spent her career helping others thrive, first as a speech-language pathologist and audiologist and later as a nonprofit leader. She began at the Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center, where she supported patients from toddlers to seniors—teaching sign language to a preschooler who had survived a stroke, and helping a young man with a brain injury communicate through Morse code. These experiences shaped her lifelong commitment to restoring dignity and improving quality of life.

Over the next 30 years, Marta took on leadership roles directing rehabilitation programs, mentoring clinicians, and integrating physical, occupational, and speech therapies to better serve patients. She later returned to the University of Virginia to train in audiology, helping to ensure more accurate diagnoses and treatments.

In 2013, she became CEO of the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA), leading the nonprofit for 13 years before retiring. She has also held leadership roles with the Speech and Hearing Association of Virginia, the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, and the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging.

Today, Marta continues to teach on aging at the University of Virginia and James Madison University, and serves on several local boards. As CNE’s Board Chair, the organization’s mission inspires her, “I am honored to be a board member for CNE because its mission reflects what I believe deeply—that nonprofits deserve strong support so they can continue providing the programs and services our communities depend on.”

Thank you, Marta, for your outstanding support of CNE!