Maia Hirschbein
Program Assistant
Maia is a program assistant with the Andes-Amazon Initiative.
Before joining the Foundation, Maia worked for non-profits in Washington and California, including the San Diego River Park Foundation, Walla Walla Backyard Stream Team, Environmental Education for Kids, and conducted applied research in Costa Rica and Ecuador. She has studied abroad several times, including AFS in Argentina, School for Field Studies in Costa Rica, and New York University in Paris. Most recently, Maia worked for Fundacion Paraguaya, a non-profit micro-lending organization centered in Asuncion, Paraguay, where she helped in the development of a village-banking program.
Maia received a B.A. from Whitman College with a concentration in Environmental Studies and Politics.