Maria is a proud STEMinist and Zebra Investor. After 23 years working in global organisations as a multi-award-winning program executive, she founded Calmar Corps – a Profit-for-Purpose Tech Start-Up that retrain women transitioning from Domestic Violence Shelters, to have the dignity of flexible and safe employment in the digital economy.  

A woman on a mission, Maria wears many hats. She is an Ambassador for Zonta Foundation for Women, Activator/Investor for SheEO, and Board Director for Disaster Aid Australia. A global contributor to the UN’s #GenerationEquality Action Coalitions, Maria works to transform systems and global policies to dismantle inequity and make room for thriving, sustainable communities.

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Maria advises on:

• BCorps Certification

• Board Composition

• Creating Gender Equity Through Procurement Practices

• Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) Frameworks

• Environmental, Social and Governance Best Practices

• Regenerative and Circular Economies (RACE) Model

• UN Global Compact

• UN Partnership Delta

• UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Zebra (Profit-for-Purpose) Business Investments