• "72U is the beating heart of experimentation that resides in every single person at 72andSunny and Maria is the force of evolution and revolution of this program”

    John Boiler, Founder and Co Chair of 72andSunny

  • "Maria is the best hire we've made this year"

    Matt Jarvis, Chairman 72andSunny

  • "The synchronicity, spark and success of our team was due to the environment that Maria facilitated. In the near decade since, I look back feeling tremendously lucky for the opportunity to work with her. I’ve yet to encounter another leader who is able to challenge us to exceed the bleeding edge, and for nurturing ideas from metaphorical seed to tree"

    Ben Snell, Software Engineer and Computational Designer, Ex Amazon, Local Projects, Autodesk, IDEO

  • "Her greatest strength is her relationship to others. It is a unique person who can curate a global team from viewing portfolios and interviews. Maria inspires people to come together and create beautiful work. It's one thing to be able to recognize talent, and another to encourage and grow that talent to soar."

    Hannah Weiss, Campaign Director, Ex Mattel, Hello Sunshine

  • “Her aptitude for fostering collaboration and igniting creativity is genuinely unparalleled”

    Nikita Rokotyan, Engineer and Data Visualization, Founder of Interacta