Martha Kirk is one of the founders of Animal Rescue of Crosby County, and is passionate about animal welfare, having rescued and adopted three dogs of her own. She has three more dogs and one cat, plus houses two of her son's dogs. The dogs range in size from a miniature Dachshund to a massive Great Dane, and everything in-between! Martha serves as president for the organization and sees a big part of her job as an encourager for recruiting volunteers in all capacities to assist with animal welfare in Crosby County. Martha has a diverse past in that she has been an Assistant County Extension Agent in Lubbock County, lived in Saudi Arabia and authored a book, "Green Sands", taught reading and writing in Crosbyton and Idalou schools, worked at Texas Tech, but most importantly serves as Mom to three wonderful grown children, along with a son and daughter-in-law.

She currently assists her husband Terry on the farm and in their cow/calf operation, plus helps in their crop insurance business. She also volunteers with the Pioneer Memorial Museum, Lion's Club, Christian Women's Job Corps, Children's Hope, and teaches Sunday school and Children's Church. The whole family are big Red Raider fans!