Martha Ann McInnis earned her Bachelor and master's degrees in Clothing, Textiles and Fashion Design from the School of Home Economics at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Martha Ann's career path included a broad spectrum of accomplishments: Fashion Designer for Avondale Mills, Sylacauga, Alabama Assistant Professor: Judson College Marion, Alabama; University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; Fashion Design Ambassador for McCall Magazine, traveling throughout the United States representing McCalls Magazine, New York City, New York; and Alabama Farm Bureau Women's Coordinator.

She worked with elected officials to develop Alabama's Rural Garbage Disposal Program; publisher of EnviroSouth Magazine; developed Bartram Trail Manuscript detailing Bartram's Southeastern Travels thru Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina; formed and operated Southeast Recycling Conference; served as Executive Director of the Alabama Environmental Quality Association (AEQA) and Chief of the Science, Technology, and Energy Division for Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).

"A Movement of the People: The Roots of Environmental Education and Advocacy in Alabama" was published in 2017 and includes details of Martha's environmental activism in Alabama; and served as member of Southeast Region Federal Reserve Board.

She received the prestigious national honor of Lady Bird Johnson Beautification Award from "Keep America Beautiful" in 1974 recognizing her decades of work with Alabama Environment Quality Association (AEQA), and was recognized as one of the "Top 31 Women" at the University of Alabama's Centennial of Women in 1993, celebrating graduates who achieved excellence on state and nation levels.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Miles and Rose McInnis; her sister, Rosemary McInnis; and her nephew, Malcolm "Mac" McInnis Williams

She is survived by her sister, Ellen Williams (Richard); her nephew, Miles Clayborn Williams (Tara); and great nephews, Miles and Walker Williams.