Maria Barkhurst

Maria Barkhurst is an experienced paralegal currently working at Federal Defenders of New York Inc. since May 2021. Prior to this role, Maria served as a Business Immigration Analyst at Fragomen for a brief period in early 2021. Maria gained valuable experience as a Data Intern and Research Intern at the Office of the State Public Defender in California in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Early career roles include working as a Clinician at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes and as a Mentor at CollegeSpring. Additionally, Maria interned with GlobalGirl Media in 2017. Maria holds a Bachelor's degree in History from Occidental College, earned between 2016 and 2020, and was awarded the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma from Berkeley High School in 2016.