Maria believes in the power of the perfect word – and loves to help clients say what they need to get the results they want. An award-winning writer and editor, she worked as a newspaper reporter, then developed and edited numerous trade magazines and, for the better part of a decade worked at Merck, where she led employee communications international, helped build the largest coalition of women’s groups, managed the PR that launched a blockbuster and went to Chad with former President Carter to promote the industry’s largest philanthropic effort. Since starting her own company 10 years ago, Maria continues to create marketing momentum for a variety of clients from international companies to solopreneurs. With an MBA in international business and marketing and degrees in journalism and political science, Maria works with organizations and companies to increase their visibility and standing among key audiences. This fall, she begins teaching presentation skills at Wharton. She is an adjunct professor of Marketing in the MBA program at Delaware Valley College. Maria is a lifetime member and past-President of the Women’s Business Forum and active in several committees of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce and volunteers with several local organizations.