Mariah was born and raised in Santa Cruz, Ca. She received her BA in Liberal Studies with a minor in Human Development from California State University, Monterey Bay in 2018. During her last semester in college, Mariah began working at Santa Cruz Montessori as part of the CARE team. In addition to working on the CARE team, she was a substitute teacher and worked as a Learning Coach. It was during this time that Mariah realized her love for Montessori education and decided to get her AMI Elementary certification that upcoming fall of 2019. Mariah attended her elementary training at Montessori Northwest in Portland, Or and graduated in May of 2020. Mariah also received her Master’s in Education from Loyola University Maryland while attending Montessori Northwest and graduated in August 2020. Outside of school, Mariah enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and enjoying everything nature has to offer.