Maria Chai

Maria Chai discovered the joy of tree care when she started gardening with her son. She’s a graduate of Canopy’s Community Forestry School and joined Canopy as a board member in 2020. A tech and marketing veteran, Maria led various marketing organizations for some of the biggest global brands, most recently at Google and YouTube. She has a BSE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan and started her career in silicon valley as a semiconductor fabrication engineer. She still enjoys a lively chat on the latest in materials engineering. Maria lives in Mountain View with her husband and her son. She enjoys dreaming about the next renovation project for her Eichler, and when she’s not out walking her three dogs, you can find her watching her favorite classic films on repeat or playing the piano. Her favorite trees are southern magnolia and valley oak.