Martha Rust completed her masters in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Tennessee and received her CRC. She also is a RESNA-certified ATP and earned a certificate in Assistive Technology Applications from California State University at Northridge. Ms. Rust began working at the assistive technology program for the state of Georgia, Tools for Life in 2006. She became the director in 2023. Later that same year she also became the Interim Associate Director at the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation at Georgia Tech. Ms. Rust has presented at numerous international, national, regional, and state conferences on assistive technology and serves on several disability-related committees.