Biography
Maya is from Mason, Michigan, and completed her undergraduate coursework at Princeton University. During her time at Princeton, she focused her work on issues related to immigration and sexual/interpersonal violence, working with the Organization for Refuge Asylum and Migration, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, and the New York City Anti-Violence Project. She also worked as a residential college adviser and tutor. She began her initial SINSI rotation in summer 2020, working remotely with the Federal Public Defenders' Office in El Paso, Texas. She then worked for the Energy Department, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity and finished her fellowship as a Justice 40 Fellow. In fall 2022, she started her joint MPA/J.D. degree at NYU Law School. She is determined to be a lawyer – either an immigration attorney or one that works on accountability/advocacy surrounding sexual violence in some form.