Maria was born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, and came to the United States when she was 4 years old. Maria is fluent in Spanish and English, and has over fifteen years of teaching experience, 11 of which have been at GLMS. In the classroom Maria loves teaching  about the arts, continents, botany, and zoology.

In her free time, Maria enjoys traveling, near or far, with her  family, going to baseball games, arts and crafts with her two daughters, watching movies, and spending time with the ones she loves.