Chief Experience Officer
Maria joined TerraCorps in October 2018 and serves as Chief Experience Officer. As a key member of the leadership team, Maria is responsible for shaping and executing a holistic experience strategy that enhances engagement, satisfaction, and professional development across all stakeholder groups, with a specific focus on AmeriCorps members and their supervisors. Maria comes to TerraCorps after working for Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger for more than a decade, most recently as Director of Community Outreach. Prior to joining Project Bread, Maria worked as a state certified legal interpreter for Massachusetts’s District Court Department, Criminal Division.
Through her commitment to community service, Maria is a longtime volunteer facilitator with Community Inroads in Lawrence, MA, and also serves on its Board of Directors. Maria’s past Board service includes time with the House of Hope in Lowell, MA, and STRIDE, a Boston-based training and support program for college students.
Maria graduated magna cum laude from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, has a graduate certificate in nonprofit management and leadership from the Institute of Nonprofit Management and Leadership at Boston University, and has earned an M.S.A. in international development through Andrews University.