Maria is a Research Director and runs Equis’ flagship electoral research project: the Equis State Series. She utilizes quantitative and qualitative research to produce critical insights about Latino voters, spanning 10 battleground states. She also serves as a liaison between the Research Department and some of Equis’ key partners. Before joining Equis in 2021, she served as a field director for a local race in New York City, and was a field organizer for the Democratic Party of Georgia as well as the Arizona Democratic Party, taking part in their Latino organizing program. Maria is passionate about translating research into action – in order to best serve our Latino community. She’s originally from Venezuela and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.