Elected to the Palm Beach Gardens City Council in 2016 Maria become the City’s Mayor in 2017. Previously, she served 2 years on the Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Advisory Board and the Palm Beach Gardens Clubhouse Ad-Hoc Committee.

Civically, she sits on a multitude of county and statewide boards including the Palm Beach County League of Cities, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and the Transportation Planning Agency of Palm Beach County, where she is currently the Vice-Chair.

With a strong belief in community service and philanthropy, she lends her talents to many public initiatives targeted at enriching the lives of at-risk youth and fostering relationships in the business world that benefit underserved populations.

Her belief - “You can be a huge success in business, but what have you done for your community? At the end of the day, that’s what it’s about.”