Maria Palestis Vastakis

Maria Palestis Vastakis has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as a Volunteer at Beaumont Health System from September 2007 to January 2008. Maria then worked as a Finance Department Professor's Assistant at Michigan State University from January 2008 to January 2010, where they developed a process and tools to analyze stock and market performance. Maria also interned as a Corporate Consumer Marketing Intern at Condé Nast from May 2011 to August 2011. Maria then worked as a Marketing and Communications Associate at Inteva Products from May 2012 to January 2013. Maria joined Save the Children US in January 2013 as an Acquisition Marketing Coordinator, and later held positions as Manager of Community Engagement & Fundraising and Associate Director of Community Engagement. Maria worked at St. Barbara's Greek Orthodox Church as a Volunteer Greek School Teacher from September 2015 to May 2017. Currently, Maria is working at the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, where they started as a Senior Marketing Project Manager in March 2018 and is currently serving as the Director of Strategic Implementation.

Maria Palestis Vastakis completed their education from 2009 to 2012 at Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing. Furthermore, they obtained a certification in Applied Project Management from Northwestern University in June 2019.