Maria is the Vice President of Research Strategy at the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation. In her current role, she actively shapes and executes the organization's research direction and provides strategic leadership and oversight to key initiatives such as the Bleeding Disorders Research Collaborative, NBDF’s research grants programs, and Community Voices in Research (CVR), a dynamic, community-powered registry that captures the longitudinal experiences of individuals living with inheritable bleeding disorders and their non-affected relatives. Before assuming this role, Maria worked as a hemophilia nurse coordinator in a hemophilia treatment center. She brings a wealth of expertise to her current position with almost three decades of experience and a dual board certification in hemostasis and hematology/oncology nursing.