María was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela and moved to the U.S. in 2011 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in public relations at the University of Florida. She joined Holbrook in 2021 as a Marketing Communications Coordinator to expand on her unwavering passion for world cultures. María has a background in international education, and she is a life-long language learner who speaks Spanish, English, and Portuguese, but hopes to learn many more. She hopes to have more opportunities to travel in the future and dreams of exploring New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia, and all the corners of her native South America.