Maria started with Misura Berteit in January of 2014 and already had ten years of bookkeeping and related work experience. She graduated from Ateneo de Davao University in the Philippines with her Bachelors' Degree in Accounting, and she is a QuickBooks specialist.

Maria enjoys gardening and sitting down for a good Korean movie (though she says that she tears up a little too easily during the dramatic scenes). She has three sons and one grandchild.